Five months ago, the idea of running a half marathon wasn’t even on my radar. Running demands  stamina and endurance, and while I struggled to build stamina, I slowly discovered that I had a  natural sense of endurance. So, I focused on long-distance running instead. I progressed from 5K  to 10K and eventually to 15K. But no matter the distance, whether 2k or 5k, my pace remained  pretty much the same.                                          In November last year, Satty encouraged me to sign up for the Reading Half Marathon. At the time, I had never run more than 10K, but without overthinking, I registered—motivated by the confidence I gained from completing the full walk marathon in September with no to little practice. That became the start of my serious training. I pushed straight to 15K, and by December, I had managed a full 21K. It was tough, but n...