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Hey everyone! If you remember, last year I had taken part in the half-marathon with my friend. It was quite the fun experience, and I even finished with a decent time. Because of that, I had decided to try it again to try to beat my time.
This year, the day of the run was absolutely gorgeous, though still a bit cold, especially when the clouds covered the sun. Last year was also quite beautiful; it makes me wonder how they end up having such nice days for the run? This year I also decided to run alone. Many might say that it's a bit lonely, but I was okay. The beginning of the race was okay; I set off at a good pace that wasn't too fast, but still managing to make a good distance. By the 7th kilometer, though,. I began to feel pain in my left knee. I thought to try to "fight through the pain", so I kept on running. However, it steadily got worse and worse. Plus, the muscles in my right calf were starting to spasm, due to all the stress of carrying my weight as I tried to stay off my left leg. By the time I reached the 11th kilometer, I couldn't run anymore. I continued on, trying to at least speed walk as best as I could. But the race concluded before I could reach the 15th kilometer, and so had to ride back in the bus.
I was quite disappointed that not only did I not beat my time, but I couldn't even finish the race. But, I guess it was to be expected. The thing is, I didn't properly train this time around. Between work, the weather being cold, and me just being lazy, I didn't end up training at all. So it shouldn't really be all that surprising that I very nearly seriously injured myself, trying to push myself when I wasn't adequately prepared. Oh well, it can't be helped. I have decided that I won't do half-marathons anymore. In the middle of winter, that is. I won't train so hard because I will complain about the cold, hahaha. Instead, I will stick to marathons maybe in the fall, since I can train all summer in the nice hot weather.