Hackney Half Marathon 2018

What an amazing atmosphere and vibe at the Hackney Half!! I have been running (loosely) since 2008 and taking part in 5km and 10km runs, and so I decided that this year I would challenge myself to a half marathon. It was the first time I tackled this distance of 13.1Miles but had semi trained for it. A couple of weeks ago, I did a 10mile run which was probably the most, with on and off running plus going to the gym. So I felt comfortable in completing the race.

I paid for a place but later on decided that I wanted to raise money for CALM (Preventing male suicide) charity. I was running it alone this time but it wasn't a problem for me, I kept having conversations and psych-ing myself up during the run and just enjoying the support from the crowd. I hi 5'd those who I could and really appreciated the aid stations! This course was tough towards the end, with what felt like a million hills and that was the struggle. But I managed to complete it non stop and feeling comfortable from start to end! A really big thank you to my finance who met me at the finish line and his generous donation to my chosen charity this year!


The results according to chip timings: 2:13:26
Overall Position: 12743 
Gender: 4404 Out of 7134 
Age & Gender (F30-34): 1105 Out of 1759

Splits:
5K      | 09:32min/mi | 00:29:38
10K    | 10:22min/mi | 01:01:50
15K    | 10:27min/mi | 01:34:20
Finish | 10:21min/mi | 02:13:26

Speed 5.89miles/h

Pace 10:11min/miles

Gym: May 2018

I decided to continue another month of gym. I definitely feel stronger and it is quite empowering going to the gym. I have also started to use the squat rack despite it being amongst all these strong, muscly, big men.  

May 2018

01.05.18 (Pure Gym, Canary Wharf)
Squat rack: Just bar (20kg) Squats 5/5/5/5/5
Overhead press (15kg) 5/5/5/5/5
Pull ups (18kg) 10
Dips (9Kg) 10
Pull ups (18kg) 5
Dips (9Kg) 5
Run: 5 mins, 12 incline light jog to walk

03.05.18 (Pure Gym, Canary Wharf)
Overhead press (12.5kg) 5
Squat rack: Just bar (20kg) Squats 5/5/5/5 (+1.25) 5
Overhead press (15kg) 5/5/5/5/5
Converging shoulder press (9kg) 5/5/5/5/5

06.05.18 (Pure Gym, Canary Wharf)
Squat rack: Just bar (20kg) Squats 5/5 (+1.25) 5/5/5 (+2.5) 5
Pull ups (18kg) 10
Dips (9Kg) 10
Pull ups (9kg) 1 (struggle)
Dips (9Kg) 5
Calf press (73kg) 20/20/20
Overhead press (15kg) 5/5/5/5/5

09.05.18 (Pure Gym, Canary Wharf)
Squat rack: Just bar (20kg) Squats 5 (+2.5) 5/5/5/5
Overhead press (15kg) 5/5/5/5/5
Pull ups (18kg) 10
Dips (9Kg) 10
Pull ups (18kg) 5
Dips (9Kg) 5

11.05.18 (Pure Gym, Canary Wharf)
Smithing: Just bar (15kg) Squats 5 (+10) 5/5/5/5 (+2.5) 5
Overhead press (15kg) 5/5/5/5/5
Converging shoulder press (14kg) 5/5/5/5/5
Pull ups (18kg) 10
Dips (9Kg) 10
Pull ups (18kg) 5
Dips (9Kg) 5
Run: Fitness Test: Army: 10.4+ Speed: Score 43. 18:32Mins - 2Miles Non-stop

13.05.18 (Pure Gym, Canary Wharf)
Smithing: Squats (+10kg) 5 (+2.5) 5/5/5 (+2.5) 5/5
Overhead press (15kg) 5/5/5/5/5
Pull ups (18kg) 10
Dips (9Kg) 10
Pull ups (18kg) 5
Dips (9Kg) 5
Converging shoulder press (14kg) 5/5/5/5/5