Great North Run
Discussion
Hello!
I was wondering if anyone else is doing the Great North Run this year, and your stories/advice if you've done it before etc.
This will be my first "proper" run. In January this year I could only manage to run a bath, and being a bit of a lazy sod I needed something to whip me into shape and get me some well needed endorphins. I went through the couch to 5k app pretty successfully, then hopped into the Nike Run club app which has been ace as it helps "gamify" running so you end up trying to beat yourself... I've had a difficult 6 weeks or so with minimal training due to ill health, a minor op and a cough which wouldn't sod off, but I surprised myself and went out for a 10k on Thursday, which to date is the longest I've run.
Depsite training alone I managed to rope some friends into it to - we're running for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, which is a condition very close to our hearts.
Whilst I sill struggle with the mental aspect of running - the first few miles battling with myself to keep going, and I find it a tad boring, it's bloody rewarding and I've managed to shift about 3 stone!
I was wondering if anyone else is doing the Great North Run this year, and your stories/advice if you've done it before etc.
This will be my first "proper" run. In January this year I could only manage to run a bath, and being a bit of a lazy sod I needed something to whip me into shape and get me some well needed endorphins. I went through the couch to 5k app pretty successfully, then hopped into the Nike Run club app which has been ace as it helps "gamify" running so you end up trying to beat yourself... I've had a difficult 6 weeks or so with minimal training due to ill health, a minor op and a cough which wouldn't sod off, but I surprised myself and went out for a 10k on Thursday, which to date is the longest I've run.
Depsite training alone I managed to rope some friends into it to - we're running for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, which is a condition very close to our hearts.
Whilst I sill struggle with the mental aspect of running - the first few miles battling with myself to keep going, and I find it a tad boring, it's bloody rewarding and I've managed to shift about 3 stone!
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