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For those that don't know, I am currently training for a half marathon in May of 2013 (about 7 months away, but wanted to give myself plenty of time to prepare). A normal run for me is 3 miles in about 35 minutes and have been steadily increasing my distance.
Today, I did 4 MILES in 45 MINUTES! That's a bit faster than my normal pace, but whats even better!? I did it continuously with NO walking breaks/stops! Unbelieveably proud of myself and really makes me believe that I can conquer that 13.1 miles in May.4 miles might seem like a peice of cake to many of you experienced runners, but I only started distance running about 3 weeks ago!
Just wanted to share that with MFP and any new runners out there who are feeling discouraged. Don't let anyone tell you that you "can't" - don't even let that word exsist in your vocabulary. Keep fighting, keep working, & don't give up.
Today, I did 4 MILES in 45 MINUTES! That's a bit faster than my normal pace, but whats even better!? I did it continuously with NO walking breaks/stops! Unbelieveably proud of myself and really makes me believe that I can conquer that 13.1 miles in May.4 miles might seem like a peice of cake to many of you experienced runners, but I only started distance running about 3 weeks ago!
Just wanted to share that with MFP and any new runners out there who are feeling discouraged. Don't let anyone tell you that you "can't" - don't even let that word exsist in your vocabulary. Keep fighting, keep working, & don't give up.
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Good job!
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Hooray for you! I am impressed by anyone who runs! Keep up the amazing work you're doing! and I'm sure you'll have amazing success at your marathon 0
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Awesome! I am new to running as well. I keep getting a faster and faster pace time - I'd love to do a half marathon. I have an 8K scheduled in the spring and after that I will reasses and register for other races.0
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AWESOME!!!!
you should be so proud of yourself, you're making fantastic progress!0 -
Great Job! Be proud and blow your own horn. I am currently doing the "Couch to 5K" program and plan to run my 1st ever 5K in January-I never thought I would do it but it was on my bucket list, so I am going for it. Please keep us posted on your progress and again - YEAH!!!!!!0
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That is great! I am so happy for you. Keep up the good work!0
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Good work
If you are any thing like me you'll probably find it does get easier now, for the first 30 or so minutes that I run every step is torture but then I get to a certain point where I feel like I could run forever 0 -
I too am a slow runner (10.5 min mile) and have begun training for the Half Marathon in Disney in January. I'm going to do the run/walk/run Jeff Galloway method. Check him out - you might be interested. The theory is if you take scheduled walk breaks you can finish with a better time and not be as exhausted and finish strong. Good luck. There is a half marathon group on here - come over and join if you haven't already. Good luck and congratulations on your already reached milestone!!!!0
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Great job! After I complete my 5k in November I hope I can ready myself to run further and maybe do a half at some point as well. Keep up the great work.0
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Well done!!0
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SO GOOD TO FIND YOU ALL HERE...I JUST STARTED RUNNING AS WELL..NEW TO THIS AND LOVING IT...MY ONLY ISSUE IS THAT IM GAINING WEIGHT...MY BODY IS LOOKING BETTER...AND HARDER...BUT IM UP 6 TO 8LBS SINCE ABOUT 4 WEEKS...AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG...ANY SUGGESTIONS???? THANK YOU ALL AND GOOD LUCK0
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Nice! I'm running 3x a week now on my 'off' days, and my 3 mile time is steadily improving!0
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Good job! I love a good 4-6 mile run that is my happy distance. I would strongly advise you to do lots of research on running and just make sure that you take measure to not hurt yourself. (I did because I started training all wrong. to long of distance to fast at first)
I would have to say that one of my favorite perks to running is all the chocolate milk I get to drink! :drinker:0 -
I too am a slow runner (10.5 min mile) and have begun training for the Half Marathon in Disney in January. I'm going to do the run/walk/run Jeff Galloway method. Check him out - you might be interested. The theory is if you take scheduled walk breaks you can finish with a better time and not be as exhausted and finish strong. Good luck. There is a half marathon group on here - come over and join if you haven't already. Good luck and congratulations on your already reached milestone!!!!
This is VERY true. I do the run/walk/run and it has made a huge difference. I have run two 1/2 marathons... one where I ran the whole way and one where I did the run/walk/run and had a faster time doing the run/walk/run Galloway method. Crazy, but true0 -
I too am a slow runner (10.5 min mile) and have begun training for the Half Marathon in Disney in January. I'm going to do the run/walk/run Jeff Galloway method. Check him out - you might be interested. The theory is if you take scheduled walk breaks you can finish with a better time and not be as exhausted and finish strong. Good luck. There is a half marathon group on here - come over and join if you haven't already. Good luck and congratulations on your already reached milestone!!!!
This is VERY true. I do the run/walk/run and it has made a huge difference. I have run two 1/2 marathons... one where I ran the whole way and one where I did the run/walk/run and had a faster time doing the run/walk/run Galloway method. Crazy, but true
For me, once I stop running, if I start walking/running I'll end up walking more than I run. So I just keep truckin along at a steady, consistent clip0 -
That's awesome!! Congratulations!0
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SO GOOD TO FIND YOU ALL HERE...I JUST STARTED RUNNING AS WELL..NEW TO THIS AND LOVING IT...MY ONLY ISSUE IS THAT IM GAINING WEIGHT...MY BODY IS LOOKING BETTER...AND HARDER...BUT IM UP 6 TO 8LBS SINCE ABOUT 4 WEEKS...AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG...ANY SUGGESTIONS???? THANK YOU ALL AND GOOD LUCK
OMG the same thing is happening to me! A couple of people told me that it's my muscle weight that's gone up and stop looking at the scale ... sigh... wish I can believe them (scale obsessed). Please help me too!0
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