Running

Wow, nice one! It was ridiculously hot, so that's an amazing time!
Thanks! This was my first half so I'm quite pleased.

I don't know how I feel about my race, first 8 miles were okay but very hot and I thought it was too overcast at the start to need sunglasses so I left them in my bag (a mistake).
I did the same thing and wished I hadn't quite soon after starting.

I had to stop briefly about 8 miles in as I felt the overwhelming desire to be sick. As I knelt in the undergrowth a beetle landed on my leg and bit me, drawing blood! The fuck?? I swatted it away and it bit me on my other leg, so as I couldn't muster any actual vomit I carried on running.
WTF beetle? Dick move. Did you eat before starting? I've had the need-to-be-sick feeling before when running after (a small) dinner.

I have a terrible tendency to talk myself out of things, telling myself I can't do it. I did quite a lot of that today. It doesn't matter that I am actually running along, I'll decide I can't do it. Then my self confidence is screwed and I can't get it back. I was happy to cross the line but now I feel disappointed and annoyed with myself.

I'm glad I did it, I wish I'd done better, I had an Irn Bru afterwards, story of my life.
You shouldn't feel disappointed! You made it to the end despite nature's best efforts at biting, burning, cutting and scraping you off the course, so well done!