Well as most of you know I started training athletics a little while back. The first recollection of me running is when my father was at his peak of his training sessions usually involving long hours spent at the athletics track in Marsa. As a child I used to just run one lap and rest a while, then do another and repeat. I even did a sprinkle of fun runs which later on I might upload some pictures but little did I know that I might someday be following in some giant footsteps.
It really sparked into my mind when I saw my dad finish the 2008 half marathon after a huge gap, and with all those mixed emotions of pride and a little jealousy, I thought I should do this!
And so I had started training for a 10km run at first and the famous president's run. Setting small goals for myself and pushing the limits slowly. All was well and I had managed to finish the Marsascala 10k race in a good time 50:34, which for a novice and a first time race experience was pretty great.
And so this year I decided to set a more ambitious goal, something I had been wishing and dreaming to do for a while. The half marathon.
You never really notice how good it feels to run until your mind just switches off and starts to wonder off in so many different directions away from what the body is feeling.
Truth be told, your body does scream to stop especially during a long distance run, its constantly fighting you telling you "NO WAY AM I GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER STEP!", an athlete's job is to just to ignore that and push on better and even faster. Trust me the reward for only stopping at the finishing line is even greater!
Will keep you guys posted on how the training progresses =) almost half way though and feeling excellent =D
Bring on feb 26th!
Mark =)
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