Update



Firstly, thank you to everyone who has read about the important work the Red Panda Network does:


and secondly, a big thank you to everyone who has sponsored me:


Currently, alongside the raised awareness that was my primary aim, I have also raised $265 to help the RPN continue their brilliant work. That includes the money I promised myself I would donate upon successfully covering the distance.

Although I don't feel good about the half marathon time, given the walking I did, I will not have the chance to go out and run another half marathon during the event window. I thought about doing a shorter run to make up for the miles walked, but I think it is more likely that any time I have for exercise I will use by going back to the gym, since my gym finally reopens next week and that will help me try to regain some of the weight I have lost.

I feel like I learnt a lot and I expect to run a half marathon in the future (under easier conditions!) if only because I know I am capable of running quicker than my current best of 1 hour 50 minutes.

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