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I started training for the Berlin marathon at the end of April this year. My aim, when I paid over £100 to enter the race around Christmas last year, was to run my fastest marathon yet (4:00:00:15), giving myself plenty of time to put in the training, speed-work and general focus around my fifth marathon. This is the first marathon I've trained for over the summer. If you know how much I love festivals and partying then you'll know that weekends often have late nights/early mornings and general lack of sleep, not conducive to marathon training.
However, after essentially taking the month of June off I've tried in earnest to get back into things over the past few months and have already (Sat 27 Aug) put in a 16-miler and an 18-miler and I'll be out on a 20 miler (possibly running back from Balloch, Loch Lomond to Glasgow) tomorrow plus the Glasgow Half Marathon Sun 5 September. After moving to Glasgow nearly three years ago and turning thirty, I'm not as fit as I used to be so would be delighted to run an average 10-min mile marathon although am realistic about the training required to break the four hour mark.
My cousin, Patricia Lynch is training for her first marathon. We'll be running in memory of Patricia's older sister, Colette, who didn't make it past her 24th birthday. We'll be raising money for other victims of domestic violence on behalf of Refuge.
Did you know two womed are murdered by their partner/ex-boyfriend every week. Refuge provide support and safe houseing for women and their children escaping this abuse. Another horrifying statistic, one woman in four experience domestic violence at some point in their life.
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