Following the 5x50 challenge, which ended on 19 May, I feel ready for a new challenge. Really, I've already set myself a new challenge - I've signed up for a half marathon at the beginning of July, but when I saw a post on the Health Unlocked Couch to 5k community forum talking about the Juneathon challenge, I couldn't resist. Thank you Greenlegs ! :-) One extra incentive can't do any harm, can it ?
As a bit of back ground, I started on the NHS C25K program at the end of February 2012 at just 45 years old and a few weeks after a diagnosis of fibromyalgia. It's a brilliant program that gets you from a non-runner to being able to run for 30 minutes without stopping, after just nine weeks. There's a great community on the link above, who offer advice and support whenever it's needed. Since completing the program, I've joined a running club (Telford Harriers) and this has helped me both with great training sessions and friends to run with. I've run a few 10k races and, most recently, a seven mile multi-terrain race, followed by cycling seven miles home after the race. I've twice started aiming to run a half-marathon and both times had to call it off due to injury - hip bursitis the first time and my painful achilles tendons the second time. The achilles tendons are still an issue but I think I'm managing them better and I'm confident that, as long as I'm careful, I can be ready for my half-marathon. Third time lucky, eh ?
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