MARATHON VLOG
📍 London, Richmond RUN-FEST
📆 10th September 2023
☀️ Sunny, 22-30 degrees
🏰 Kew Gardens, Hampton Court, Thames
🏃🏻♀️ 4:24:35 - First Marathon
🏅 Top 20, Women 18-24
🌱The course is flat, scenic and mixture of pavements, paths & grass.
Really enjoyable experience for my first marathon. Super challenging, especially in 30 degree midday heat but I had a great support team in place with my parents on a bike keeping me hydrated!
I’ve trained hard over the last few months following a Runner’s World traning plan. And I’m proud of myself for sticking with the training - not drinking at parties, arriving to friends houses sweaty post run or organising runs while away on holiday. To everyone who has joined me for a run over the last few months thank you, thank you, thank you 💕 you know who you are and you made this all possible - a few months back I really questioned if this was even achievable… I didnt quite make my goal time, but I finished and I’m ready for the next adventure!
Things that helped me In the heat 🥵
Hydration tablets, water vest, no alcohol, light coloured clothing, small micro fibre towel and knowing that I needed more water than most. I was super fortunate to have my parents & boyfriend there to help give me water between official stations. 🚰
I learned this the hard way after DNF’ing a half marathon In the heat during my training and needing medical assistance. 🚑
I was also apprehensive about posting this video as the EVENT was actually CANCELLED during the run due to the heat. Fortunately, I was only 1.5 miles out and knew I could get to the finish safely. The event has since posted an official statement which can be found here: [ Ссылка ]
I have decided to post this video as a personal record of my experience of the event and to share that with any other first time marathon runners. I hope you enjoy and I really want to thank the medical teams and volunteers at all events like this - you are amazing ✨
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