Six months of Running — here is what actually changed

I started Running six months ago with zero background in the sport. The first few weeks were humbling — I couldn't do hill running form properly and had no idea what marathon fuelling strategy even meant. My coach kept pulling me back to fundamentals, which was frustrating at the time but clearly the right call.

By month three something shifted. the meditative state of long easy runs. That was the moment I understood why people stick with this. The compression socks investment was worthwhile — don't cheap out on that. overtraining temptation before a goal race is real and took me longer than I expected to work through. If you're thinking about starting, just go. The learning curve is real but so are the rewards.