Royal Parks Half Marathon 2008
12 October, that was a great day. For many reasons.
Firstly, I managed, thanks to all your generous donations, to raise £546, which exceeds the target by far. I am certain the money will go a long way with a little help from The Starfish Charity! Secondly, I finished the Royal Parks Half Marathon, my first such long run. My time was 1h 58min 40 sec, couple of minutes faster than my target time. Yes, it was hard, it is bloody 13 miles, isn’t it? But with 12 thousand other runners around and thousands of people cheering along the way it was much easier. Afterwards a couple of days of being stiff but no serious injuries. If you want to try a half marathon I really recommend the Royal Mark Half. It was a first edition of this run this year and I think it already found enough fans to have a permanent entry in London’s runners calendars.
The route is prime with start and finish in Hyde Park, leading through Green Park and St. James Park and places and landmarks like Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament with Big Ben, London Eye, Embankment, Trafalgar Square, The Mall. Tremendous location. Plus weather! What’s the stellar day. Mid October but the day was sunny, with blue sky and maybe around 24 degrees. Perfect setup for the run! Now couple of goodies for you: here are some photos from the day. There is also GPS data with some stats (distance is slightly inaccurate as the position signal was noisy that day).
Big thanks to Andre Vermeulen who convinced me to run the Royal Parks and raise money for the Starfish.
Side note: I’ve been rejected 3rd time for London Marathon but I already signed up for the Paris Marathon on 5th of April 2009. Let me know if you want to do it as well.
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