Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside!

All is going well….touch wood and keeping everything crossed!
Last week I trained 5 nights, session down the gym a rest day on Saturday (which was fanbloodytastic), and the Hastings Half Marathon Yesterday!

Trainings were ok, various routes around town, including Lorraine’s 10k, St Marks Loop, and a Tesco Sprint…these mean nothing to anyone but me, probably I will link all these together over the next few weeks to build some miles up! I can’t wait for the clocks to change; I’m a bit fed up running in the dark.

As for the half marathon I took it all very seriously, ate well, slept well, up early etc
I really wanted to beat my previous time; this is the only way to go!

I set off well and by pure fluke found myself by the 9 minute mile pacer, I ran with her for a while but I thought I could push on, so I did, quite hilly the 1st part, flattens out after mile 7, the crowds were out and cheering everyone along, I knew no one but still it really helps…any how a bonus of this race was that Feralyn and the Children were at Feralyns Aunts House (Ganty) which is on the route, this was at mile 10, I could of cried when I saw them…I’m useless like that! Really really lovely to see them, they had made flags and bought me drinks etc…I was well chuffed, so I took a deep proud breath and went on for the last 3 miles…quite hard but I put this down to psychologically knowing that your nearly finished…… I managed to wipe off 4 minutes…1.51.15secs official time…which was nice! Averaging 8.33 miles an hour I think? Tres Happy!

I picked my medal up, got my bag, changed my top and took a jog back to Feralyn for an ice bath, followed by a hot bath followed by lunch……followed by hide and seek with the kids, and yes I won, they had to get mummy to help!

2 weekends of big runs left now, it really isn’t long to go, Feralyn still is brilliant at getting me out there running and looking after the home front!

Thank you to all of you who have donated, I am up to £1200, so nearly half way!

http://www.justgiving.com/Jonathan-Hodge

Thanks for Reading…..I’m off for a run!