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The voice in your head will tell you you can't do this, BUT YOU CAN !!!!! I am proof of this

I'm now training to run the London landmark half marathon at the end of March , it will be my very first half marathon and i now believe that I'm gunna smash this as my mental mind is back on track.

This year i have decided it doesn't matter what weight I am as long as I feel fabulous and to feel more fabulous I need to get fitter.

Overall these are a fabulous pair of leggings. The white stripe is something different yet classic and not too in your face. Love the little meshy bit at the bottom of the calves, very swit-swoo!

Added to this a tie at the waist (one of my big must haves when purchasing activeware leggings). They are comfy enough to allow you to move, run, workout yet sturdy enough to not allow jiggling. These are brilliant!

Meet Dawn and her daughter in-law Jade, racing as a family.

A life changing kidney transplant in 2015 is Donna's motivation to stay fit and healthy, so when she was looking for ideas to get fitter and lose weight a work colleague pointed her towards Virtual Racing!

When a motorbike accident cut short his running days Andy turned this accident into something positive as it reignited his passion for cycling

After encouraging Clare to join a local Martial Arts Club, Rob became a gym widow as his wife was literally fighting herself to fitness.

They decided to look for fitness activities they could enjoy together and with their four-legged family members, and Virtual Racing quickly became a regular challenge for them as individuals and a family.

Animal mad Clare looks the predator series and doggie dash challenges and the ongoing annuals are keeping Rob on track as he has signed up to his first ever LIVE ½ marathon in September and hopes to achieve a full marathon before he turns 50!

This is when I found Virtual Racing. There are plenty of other site that offer medals, but I liked the sound of ‘Chrimbo Limbo’, the website was very professional, the videos I saw were very welcoming, caring and seemed to offer the support and encouragement I was looking for.

...you should not look at a challenge as a whole. Instead, you ought to set smaller goals that will eventually help you complete your objective. The same principle holds true for anyone who has ever had a fitness goal, such as running 1,200 miles a year or getting into the best shape of their life. It should be a process, taken step by step, little by little until the ultimate goal is finally attained. 

It is widely researched that there are three main effects on the body from exercise alone;

 

1. Biochemical - ‘runner’s high’ from increased endorphins & serotonin
2. Physiological - lower blood pressure, feel better, sleep better, more energy - enhanced by being outside and getting fresh air/change of scenery.
3. Psychosocial - self worth/esteem, body image, social interaction

How do you eat an elephant?

One bite at a time.

I use this analogy a lot when it comes to training runners to complete their first half marathon, marathon or other long distance event.

When you decide to take on an event that is so much bigger than anything you've ever achieved, it can be very easy to have a wee panic and think that you aren't capable of completing it.