Y'know, this was my first race, was a half-marathon and I saw that I could do a half-marathon. Until, you know, er, I reach, er, a form that allow me to do a half-marathon. After that, you know, you try to get better, to do more kilometres, to do, er, yah, more time, and so on. And the thing that, the big change became when I got a watch, this kind of watches that, er, measures the distance and the speed. And then, you know, I start to run a little bit more time, do more kilometres.

Er, so, but little by little I start to like it. And little by little … because I didn't have any ambition of this, to run much, it was just to do a bit of exercise to help my quitting of smoking. At the beginning I should run like a kilometre or two. Lluís: Er, well, yes, I started to, to, to run, like, er, I think, like, fourteen or fifteen years ago when I quit smoking. Could you tell us a little bit about that, please? Here training and nutrition become serious areas of interest in improving fitness.Interviewer: Erm, would you like to tell us about, erm, marathon running? 'Cause I know that you've started running marathons recently. And this conditioning doesn't come without due training.Ī proper and consistent training can enable cardiorespiratory fitness to endure running the distance. It declares a full commitment of your spirit and indicates that your mind and body are capable of doing challenging things that you did not consider possible before.Ī degree of conditioning is needed to finish the distance of a half marathon in a good time such as sub 1:30 hours or sub 2 hours.

Running a half Marathon is a testament of strong will and endurance. Discover Half Marathon Events in your city to discover yourself. Being on foot, in motion, for more than an hour leads to many novel discoveries including but not limited to the resilience of one’s own mind and body. This segment is where running becomes a serious sport for many. This 21.1km distance event sits right between 10k and a full marathon, which is 42.2km. A Half Marathon is a flagship running category for many popular running events.

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