First Half Marathon & Before/After Pic

haanmom

I ran my first half marathon today!! It wasn't my best run - my legs started cramping during mile 8 - but I finished and still can't believe it! I ran with a friend who was also running her first half. We had such a great cheering section out there, it was really great.

I keep trying to wrap my mind around the fact that today I did something I have never done before, and something I never thought I would be able to do. That doesn't happen every day!!

Our cheering friends took lots of pictures and for the first time today I can actually see my 16lb weight loss! I have been getting lots of compliments recently, and am down about a size and a half in clothes, but when I look in the mirror, I still see the same person. But today I looked at those pictures and I can see it!!

Here is a before and after. The before is from my first 10K, October 2011. I was about 178lbs at this point. (5'10)
Today was my first half marathon. 162lbs. In addition to my running training, I have been doing Les Mills GRIT HIIT sessions 2X/week and tracking my calories with MFP.

sarahkatara

This is so cool to see, congratulations!!!! I just began training for a half marathon today! I haven't been running in the past several months and so i'm using a 12-week trainer to get me to 13.1 miles! congrats again, and DON'T STOP!!!

Annieminnesota

So awesome! You look great!!

I'm running my second half next Sunday. Getting pumped!