I decided to start this vlog the night before Copenhagen Half 2025 because I knew race morning would be chaos (and honestly… I was right). I’m coming back from an injury, so I went into this half marathon without obsessing over a specific PB. I carb-loaded in my own very glamorous way (popcorn is wildly underrated), had a really good shakeout run, and then set up my watch for a “desired pace” with one main goal: run a negative split and race purely on feeling. Race day was… not cute. It was pouring in a way I’ve genuinely never experienced during a run, and if it hadn’t been a race I would’ve waited it out or just quit. But we pulled through, and I focused on staying controlled early so I could build later. The MK cheering zone around kilometer 12 with confetti cannons was such a boost, and by 18–19 km I still had enough left to properly send it to the finish. Somehow, in the worst conditions, I ran my fastest half marathon ever—without it even being the plan. Biggest takeaway: pacing and patience are everything, and sometimes “just run a great race” is exactly how you end up surprising yourself.