On 22 September 20024 I took part in Belfast City Half Marathon.
My official result:
- Rank: 3560
- Time: 02:10:28
This was my first and so far the only long distance run. Usually, I run for 5 or 10km. The first 15km I was doing in a steady pace of around 30 minutes per 5km. After reaching 15km I started to slow down. When I passed 18km I started to get muscle spasm. At that stage my goal was to simply complete the half marathon.
When I signed up for this challenge my not-so-realistic goal was to be able to finish in about 2 hours.
I was really pleased to achieve the time of 2 hours 10 minutes. As for the start of running career, I say this is a promising result.
Unfortunately, I did not compete in 2025 half marathon. At the moment I’m more focused on shorter distances – like 5km Park Runs.