Marathon 2012
I did my first marathon in 2010 which was the Snowdonia Marathon. It was a great experience, in spite of wind, rain and hail and a few hills and I was pleased with my time of 4 hours 16 minutes.
My second marathon was in 2011 in Stratford. I really wanted to do a sub 4 hour time, if not better but unfortunately things did not work out on the day whether due to nerves, hydration, pacing.
This year I’m hoping for a more positive result and have just entered the Greater Manchester Marathon which is on 29th April 2012. It’s a week after the London marathon so that I can train with my friends who have managed to get places in that marathon.
I do a mixture of running on my own but also enjoy running with my mates. Friday is usually a break from running when we do an hour’s swim session followed probably by an hour’s chat over coffee!
I’m now 2 weeks into a 16 week programme and gradually increasing my mileage on my long run and mixing it with shorter runs but faster pace. This week I’m aiming to do up to 14 miles on my long run unless we decide to head for the Welsh hills where we’ll be aiming to run for just over 2 hours.
Watch this space!
Sarah Guinan – Physiotherapist
