My first full marathon – Eden project

Sunday 16^th October 2016

Me as a runner

I’m a natural runner. By that I mean I have the ideal build and I really enjoy it. So in some ways, with the growing trend for people doing marathons and triathlons, it’s surprising it’s taken me until now to do one.

One of the reasons is the very fact that I enjoy running so much. The concept of a marathon and so many people’s stories seem to involve hard work, overriding the environment and the messages from your body, and pushing through something. When I go out running I love to give myself the freedom to walk part of the run (especially when it’s a particularly beautiful morning) or even stop and sit for a while. The places I’m lucky enough to train in provide plenty of temptation!

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written a day or two after the run …

I have just completed a night time wild run up onto and across Dartmoor and back down – 10 miles – along with 150 others – all with head torches. My second time running at night and my first 10 mile run. I didn’t really enjoy the first time, and I get so much from seeing everything around me when I’m running on the Moor that I really didn’t think I’d take to it – but it was an adventure I wanted to try.

I bloody loved it – amazing!

Here is my fresh account of the run – enjoy! …

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