So, my final long distance run of 20 miles was on Sunday the 3rd of April and lets say I certainly didn't have the best nights sleep the day before. The race was in Oakley just outside of Bedford, so there was going to be lots of countryside to run around in. I have been doing lots of long distance training, mainly around London, and sometimes I find it hard to know exactly how well I am doing. There are always traffic lights I have to stop at, I am aways pedestrian dodging or topping up on water by popping into local supermarkets on route. Therefore, i'm never able to exactly judge how well I'm doing. That's why I wanted to do this organised race of 20 miles, so I would know where I was at and what time I would (roughly) do the London marathon in.
I did the race with my little sister Meghan who is just as keen about running and keeping fit as me. She has done two previous marathons and like I have said in previous posts, she is also doing the London marathon with me as well. She is, annoyingly, a lot faster than me, so during this race we kept together most of the time. When it got to around mile 15/16 she sped off while I slowly made my way up one of the many hills on the route. I think this was one of the hilliest runs I have done ever, which was good for my training, although my hips afterwards felt the burn. We were told beforehand that there was a 4 hour limit to complete the race, so it gave me the momentum to finish as quickly as possible! We didn't get a medal after completing and surviving this race, instead we got a really cool red hoodie, which when finishing was totally needed due to how cold you get afterwards! I was really happy with my time considering the hills that I had to conquer and I did it in 3 hours and 28 minutes. My sister did hers in an amazing 3 hours 20 minutes, so we are both on track to hopefully complete the London marathon in 4 hours 30.
We have just under 3 weeks to go (ah!!) and I would love for you to help raise money for my amazing charity 'The Dockland Settlements.' You can do this by donating on my just giving page at:
https://www.justgiving.com/Hayley-Bushell2
Thank you!
I did the race with my little sister Meghan who is just as keen about running and keeping fit as me. She has done two previous marathons and like I have said in previous posts, she is also doing the London marathon with me as well. She is, annoyingly, a lot faster than me, so during this race we kept together most of the time. When it got to around mile 15/16 she sped off while I slowly made my way up one of the many hills on the route. I think this was one of the hilliest runs I have done ever, which was good for my training, although my hips afterwards felt the burn. We were told beforehand that there was a 4 hour limit to complete the race, so it gave me the momentum to finish as quickly as possible! We didn't get a medal after completing and surviving this race, instead we got a really cool red hoodie, which when finishing was totally needed due to how cold you get afterwards! I was really happy with my time considering the hills that I had to conquer and I did it in 3 hours and 28 minutes. My sister did hers in an amazing 3 hours 20 minutes, so we are both on track to hopefully complete the London marathon in 4 hours 30.
We have just under 3 weeks to go (ah!!) and I would love for you to help raise money for my amazing charity 'The Dockland Settlements.' You can do this by donating on my just giving page at:
https://www.justgiving.com/Hayley-Bushell2
Thank you!
