Fast forward to my first 3km run at Outward Bound, I set a personal best 18.05 (my first sub-20 minute run). I'd never been much of a runner so I begrudgingly started running 3km once a week to prepare (and not a centimetre more). One of the prerequisites of an Outward Bound course is being able to run 3km in under 24 minutes. In November 2021 I attended the 8-day Discovery Course at Outward Bound. I followed the plan (for the most part), I trained and I had an amazing, challenging and fun time and I thought it might turn out to be my greatest run ever, but it wasn't. It's been just over a week since my longest trail running event, the 21km at Tarawera Ultramarathon. Having not got that far the year before I really felt like I was closing the book on something and In those few kilometers I did a world of healing in many parts of my life.įrom this point forward I spent the following kilometers with a smile on my way and loving every step. I hit the ridge line and it was as if the weight was lifted from my shoulders. On arriving on the Kepler track that morning my head was still moving a million miles and really I struggled to stop and be in the moment. In the few weeks post booking in this adventure I split with my partner and had the death of a close friend, so this short break became very important.
#Skedaddle half marathon 2021 full#
Kepler seemed like a clear choice as I was originally meant to do the full Kepler loop the year before but in 2021 the course was reduced to the contingency course on race day due to weather conditions. On cancellation I quickly booked in a replacement to make the most of the training I had put in. I was originally meant to be doing Tarawera 102k on this date but it had been cancelled 3 weeks prior. My greatest run ever came in early Feb 2022 on a solo loop on the Kepler Track. Inspirational, funny, sad, delightful, everyday stories of running. It doesn’t have to be a race or a mountain summit - it might just be a run around the block - but it’s a run that sung to you for some reason. Greatest Run Ever is one of the most popular parts of the show, the bit where we ask you to write in to us and tell us your Greatest Run Ever.
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