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