Hard

What was the hardest personal goal you’ve set for yourself?

I think the hardest goal I ever set myself was to run a marathon.

Back in 2014 after running my first ever 10km event, which was in itself a massive challenge seeing as a year before I couldn’t run a kilometre, I decided to sign up for a marathon.

That was in May and in October I ran my first ever half before crossing my one and only marathon finishing line in May 2015.

What was harder than the day itself for me was the training. Training for a half is one thing but I don’t think I realised how much time marathon training takes up. It takes over your life a little.

Beyond time, you need to adjust your diet, deal with niggles and injuries and tiredness and generally always feeling emotional.

I think now, I’d only do another one if it was London, like a bucket list one, because for me it takes up so much time and energy you have to really want to do it.