Signed Up for a Half Marathon... Oh God.

ellelit

So, i walked in to work today, and everyone was happy to see me, and missed me over the last couple of days that i have been sick. so i was feeling pretty good, when 3 of my friends/coworkers came into my office and were like, "guess what! we're going to do a 22k in june! we're starting our running plan tomorrow! it's going to be so fun!" i felt sad. dejected. embarrased that they were all going to have fun without me. one of them said, "and guess what?! they have a walking section too! you have 6 hours to complete the race!" so, excited at the challenge, i signed up. i know i can easily do 5k because i do it every other weekend. however 4 times that amount i'm not so sure about, but i am definitely going to try.

i'm 276 pounds... i have 7 weeks to get ready for the race... did i bite off more than i can chew?

ellelit

So, i walked in to work today, and everyone was happy to see me, and missed me over the last couple of days that i have been sick. so i was feeling pretty good, when 3 of my friends/coworkers came into my office and were like, "guess what! we're going to do a 22k in june! we're starting our running plan tomorrow! it's going to be so fun!" i felt sad. dejected. embarrased that they were all going to have fun without me. one of them said, "and guess what?! they have a walking section too! you have 6 hours to complete the race!" so, excited at the challenge, i signed up. i know i can easily do 5k because i do it every other weekend. however 4 times that amount i'm not so sure about, but i am definitely going to try.

i'm 276 pounds... i have 7 weeks to get ready for the race... did i bite off more than i can chew?

icandoit

You can do it!!! You can do it!!!

eyescatchfire

You can do this! You are an inspiration!

snelfk

You can do it, YES YOU CAN !!!

ashlaurenn

Yes! just practice a little at a time. What a great goal to look forward too and think of how happy you will be when it comes around.

Go and get motivation by buying a new pair of runners that are right for you and get them christened!!

Don't do what i did and in preparation for a 10km marathon, got a stress fracture from too much training, too soon and i think also from running on a hard surface. owch, wasted my entrance fees too which was annoying.

good luck and yes you can do it!!

peej76

You can do it!! Take some music with you so you'll have something other than the finish line to focus on!!

chrissy8382015

2 years ago I did a triathalon, I was over wieght and not in the best of shape. But I took it in little bites and I finished with a pretty good time. Keep going think positive and do your best and forget the rest.

YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!:flowerforyou:

ksukaro

I just recently completed one too, and what really kept me motivated was I had a training schedule, and it helped me keep on track, you can find one by Googling Hal Higdon's half marathon training.
best of luck, have fun!

ellelit

thanks everyone! this is going to give me a boost for sure.