NSV: 1st Half Marathon!

olivia3263

1:55!! It was 10 minutes faster than I was hoping for (bad for only seriously starting running in May). I'm soooo pleased, and loved the experience. I have definitely been bitten by the running bug. LOVE IT! Ready for my next race

Athena413

Congrats! My first half is in March and I'm super nervous, but excited!!

bballgrrl34

Congrats!! That is a grea time and amazing accomplishment. I had that same running/racing bug after my first one too. I am tempted to sign up for another one. Keep it up and congrats again!!

bunnysone

well done!!! My first was in july - 1.58 but with tight itbs and excruciating pain in my hip for the last 5 kms, no excuses though!!

Looks like you and I are pretty competitive on times - when's your next one????

Mishy

Congratulations! WTG!

bregalad5

Yay! Awesome job! You should be proud.

kunibob

1:55!! WOW! I'm hoping to break 2:30 for mine, haha. Fantastic job!

olivia3263

well done!!! My first was in july - 1.58 but with tight itbs and excruciating pain in my hip for the last 5 kms, no excuses though!!

Looks like you and I are pretty competitive on times - when's your next one????

Thanks! I definitely pushed it today - but I feel good! I don't have another race lined up yet - looking online now. I want to try to do a 10k or something before it gets too cold. I'm really thinking I want to go for the full marathon, though, in the near future.

I've tried to squelch the competitive side of myself for years, but who am I kidding - I will always be competitive. I live in Boston, but wouldn't DARE run the marathon unless I qualify for it. I'm not there yet, but I just started training. That is going to be my ultimate goal - to qualify for the boston marathon, and then to actually kick it's butt!

bunnysone

well done!!! My first was in july - 1.58 but with tight itbs and excruciating pain in my hip for the last 5 kms, no excuses though!!

Looks like you and I are pretty competitive on times - when's your next one????

Thanks! I definitely pushed it today - but I feel good! I don't have another race lined up yet - looking online now. I want to try to do a 10k or something before it gets too cold. I'm really thinking I want to go for the full marathon, though, in the near future.

I've tried to squelch the competitive side of myself for years, but who am I kidding - I will always be competitive. I live in Boston, but wouldn't DARE run the marathon unless I qualify for it. I'm not there yet, but I just started training. That is going to be my ultimate goal - to qualify for the boston marathon, and then to actually kick it's butt!

I dont think I'll seriously attempt a marathon - too much stress on my body to prepare for it

But if you do, a suggestion made to me was to make it memorable - dream up a marathon location you would like to do it in and train for it - overseas! What a fantastic motivator!! I'm in Sydney so New York or London would be big for me ...

olivia3263

well done!!! My first was in july - 1.58 but with tight itbs and excruciating pain in my hip for the last 5 kms, no excuses though!!

Looks like you and I are pretty competitive on times - when's your next one????

Thanks! I definitely pushed it today - but I feel good! I don't have another race lined up yet - looking online now. I want to try to do a 10k or something before it gets too cold. I'm really thinking I want to go for the full marathon, though, in the near future.

I've tried to squelch the competitive side of myself for years, but who am I kidding - I will always be competitive. I live in Boston, but wouldn't DARE run the marathon unless I qualify for it. I'm not there yet, but I just started training. That is going to be my ultimate goal - to qualify for the boston marathon, and then to actually kick it's butt!

I dont think I'll seriously attempt a marathon - too much stress on my body to prepare for it

But if you do, a suggestion made to me was to make it memorable - dream up a marathon location you would like to do it in and train for it - overseas! What a fantastic motivator!! I'm in Sydney so New York or London would be big for me ...

That's so funny, I was actually thinking the Kona Marathon in Hawaii It's timed perfectly with the end of the school year, and my birthday a week later - would make an awesome vacation!