16/10/2026
WEST COAST HALF MARATHON 🤍
I just wanted to make it to the start line and hopefully, the finish too.
As a girly who LOVES to run, this one was a tough pill to swallow. I trained with a goal in mind, but as race day approached, things changed fast. I had to let go of time, come up with a contingency plan and give myself permission to walk/run focusing solely on getting across that line.
Being told at the start line that headphones weren’t allowed filled me with instant dread 🙃 I’d given myself permission to run without checking the numbers on my watch and I flew through the first 7km feeling good. Then things shifted, as I’d feared they might. Despite a week of rest, massages and taking it easy, my body simply had other plans.
From there, my only focus was reaching halfway to see Seany, then digging deep for whatever strength was left to finish in the hope I’d make it to the finish line without needing to call him to pick me up as I’d promised I would if I needed to. 🤍
If you’ve been here a while, you know how much running means to me. But this year has been tough. Pain, fatigue and cycle changes have taken a real toll physically and emotionally. Some months I fly, others I can’t explain. I’m still searching for answers, navigating a pick ‘n’ mix of perimenopause, PMDD and most recently, endometriosis. It is genuinely hard when something you love becomes a battle.
Although I let go of the time I’d been training for, I won’t pretend I’m not disappointed, because I am. I feel let down by my body. But I’m learning that meeting yourself where you’re at, not where you think you should be isn’t failing. I’m learning that I can be disappointed and proud at the same time.
I cried when I saw seany at the 10k mark and again at the finish line. Not because of my time, but because I made it safely into his arms and proved to myself what I’m capable of when the odds feel stacked against me. Sometimes, just making it to the finish is the biggest achievement of all. 🤍
I ran a half marathon on Sunday and I guess I just need to remind myself that that’s still a pretty big deal.
