I can still hear Roy Castle's trumpet. If I'd only believed him at the time. Still, better late than never - because, not to get too over-dramatic about this, for about the first time in my life I decided I wanted something and actually went out and worked to get it. I didn't just get too lazy, or too laid back, or too scared of failure, and give up early. Because then you've always got the excuse that you didn't really try, right?
But this was different. I decided back in March that I wanted to beat my previous best time for running 10km - seven years ago! - of 54 minutes and 26 seconds. So I signed up for the Glasgow Women's 10K, printed off an 8 week training schedule, and started following it. And kept following it. Even when I was tired. Even when my knees hurt. Even in Iceland when it meant getting up at 5.30am and running for 80 minutes in the snow or the wind before a day's fieldwork carrying heavy kit up onto a glacier. And it worked. Yesterday, I didn't just beat my best time. My secret wish was a sub-50 minute 10K - which until a few weeks ago I never even considered I could do.
I am my own personal record breaker :-D
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