I started running once a week from last September and ran my first half marathon yesterday.
Since the race was on Sunday, I did a light 70km bike ride on Saturday as a warm-up, and ran the half marathon yesterday.
I had practiced running the half marathon distance a few times around my neighborhood, so I wasn't too worried, but when I actually ran it, there were other variables I hadn't encountered haha
Since I had to ride on weekends, I mainly ran in the evening after work, but yesterday with a 9am start, by 10am it was hot. On top of that, when I increased my speed more than usual, my heart rate went up in a way I hadn't experienced before, and the last 5km was really difficult.
I had planned to pick up speed in the second half, but with the headwind and my heart rate... it was hard to maintain, so my pace actually slowed down.
Although my time was slower than what I had hoped for, I think it was a good experience for my first half marathon.
Now it's cycling season, and since I have a 2-night, 3-day tour ride to Jeju Island next week, I need to focus on cycling.
If I caused any inconvenience to cyclists on the Anyang Stream yesterday, I apologize. ^^ Since the race itself had everyone running on the bike path, I couldn't help it.
