{"id":5656,"date":"2019-05-30T09:13:53","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T09:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irun.wales\/?p=5656"},"modified":"2019-06-11T10:54:40","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T10:54:40","slug":"how-running-helped-my-mental-health-lauras-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irun.wales\/cy\/news\/how-running-helped-my-mental-health-lauras-story\/","title":{"rendered":"How running helped my mental health &#8211; Laura&#8217;s story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-5657 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/laura-1-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/laura-1-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/laura-1.jpg 568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/>I started running on mayday bank holiday weekend. \u00a0It didn\u2019t really have anything to do with fitness \u2013 I\u2019d recently moved from London to Bridgend and didn\u2019t know anyone, so I thought it could be a good way to make some friends and meet some people. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I almost didn\u2019t go to the first running session \u2013 I\u2019d asked my only friend to come with me but she bailed last minute, but for some reason I still went. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My first proper race was the Cardiff 10k&#8230; I signed up quite last minute and had only ever run 7k before but I didn\u2019t think I could do it. \u00a0My boyfriend text me when I got to the 5k mark and I burst into tears. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It\u2019s a running joke in my family that years ago I entered a 5k race and skipped a lap so didn\u2019t even complete it, so when I told them I was entering a half marathon I don\u2019t think anyone thought I could do it. When I crossed the line after finishing the half marathon I felt so proud of myself \u2013 I\u2019d say I\u2019m a starter of things and not a finisher so to know I\u2019d been determined enough to train and run 13.1 miles gave me so much satisfaction. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I definitely don\u2019t get so out of breath running for the train anymore but the best benefits have been mental. \u00a0I\u2019ve had terrible anxiety seen I was a teenager but going for a run suddenly seems to have made more of a difference than any medication ever has. \u00a0I notice if I\u2019ve had some time off from running &#8211; I don\u2019t feel so level headed and calm- and even after the worst days I feel a million times better after I\u2019ve been for a run.\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5659 alignright\" style=\"background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292b2c; float: right; font-family: Roboto Condensed,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 196.6px; letter-spacing: normal; max-width: 822px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: middle; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; border-style: none; margin: 8px 0px 8px 8px;\" src=\"http:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/laura-2-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/laura-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/laura-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/laura-2.png 824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I genuinely don\u2019t think I\u2019d feel so settled in my new life living in wales if it wasn\u2019t for the friends and experiences I\u2019ve had through running &#8211; I\u2019m a happier and healthier person because of it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Laura for sharing her story.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I started running on mayday bank holiday weekend. \u00a0It didn\u2019t really have anything to do with fitness \u2013 I\u2019d recently moved from London to Bridgend and didn\u2019t know anyone, so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":5657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - 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