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Half Marathon!!!

berlynn_j

This morning I ran a half-marathon. Ran, the entire time.

10 months ago I weighed over 200 pounds and had never run a second in my life.

Today I ran 13.1 miles on a trail: tree roots, rocks, concrete lattices for traction on the many hills, mud, and dirt.

And yeah it took me 2 hours and 34 minutes.

But 10 months ago I would have bet you my life this day would never happen. It did. And I'm pretty effin proud

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mynewbug

Congratulations!!!! YOU have worked hard to complete such a wonderful accomplishment!!

Very inspiring!! :happy:

amberleighxoxo1

CONGRATS!
Thank you so much for sharing your story, I am 228 and my goal is to run a half marathon! You are a great inspiration! Thank you!

LisaO85

Way to go !!!! There's nothing like the feeling of accomplishment after finishing a race. Your time doesn't matter, you finished, and you ran the whole thing. That's a lot to be proud of.

Congrats !!

smilingirisheyes

Outstanding!

melaniecheeks

That is a magnificent achievement! Respect!

MySlimGoals

Wow awesome! Good time to complete it in too.

PurpleTina

Fab, seriously well done!

I'm doing my first Half in six weeks and am hoping to keep it under the three hour mark. You are right to be chuffed with that time!

13suzie

Awesome! That's a great time especially for an off-road terrain course!! You rock! Congratulations on discovering the possibilities that lie inside of you...more magic to come!

Spruillie03

Oh my goodness. I kind of just got all choked up over your accomplishment. Way to go!

georgiamarsh13

Well done, that's awesome!

AwesomeSquirrel

Congratulations! I ran my first HM last weekend, at a slow 2:52:08. Well done!

Doenut2013

Congratulations, that's an awesome achievement :happy:

I am doing a 5k race on May 18th and today my entry into the Larking Gowen City of Norwich Half-Marathon 2013 has been accepted for November.

I am doing a training plan at the moment and can barely manage running for 90 seconds so... the hard work starts now.

Your story is very inspiring

lynn12

congratulations, very inspiring. can you tell me some of the things you did to get here

SmashleeWpg

CONGRATS!! Running your first half marathon is such an awesome, awesome feeling! Great time too

missprincessgina

Wow! Congratulations on your accomplishments!

jlmed

That is amazing and inspiring. I am getting ready to run my first 5K in 2 weeks. The thought of a half marathon scares me still!

berlynn_j

congratulations, very inspiring. can you tell me some of the things you did to get here

Started eating a lot healthier . . .more grilled food, veggies, and fruit. A lot less junk food. Really started counting calories and gaining a better understanding of serving sizes and how my body and food interact. And for the running: couch to 5k. A lot of people use apps on their phone, I found my schedule off of pinterest. Started out jogging 2 minutes at a time. Ran a 5k in September, 8k in December, and then went for the half marathon. I used a training schedule off of marathonrookie.com for that. I trained for 2 months prior to my half. Hope this helps! And thanks

SonicDeathMonkey80

Good job!!

sipe70

that is truly wonderful I have run 5 of them but recently have lapsed in my running and my weight has creeped on. Did you follow any specific plan

sipe70

I just see your response! Well done

MartinaNYC

...and you should be!!! Congratulations to you, very well done!!!

jparks341

That is so awesome, congratulations on your reaching your goal!

berlynn_j

Thanks everyone!!!!

omma_to_3

Jealous!!! My half is next month and I don't anticipate it going that well. You did great!

CasiiD

Awesome! So inspiring. I hope I can one day soon work up to a half marathon. And you really rocked it too!

kopmom

Congrats !! Good time for your first half too

Lonasue32

That completely rocks! I would have same the same thing about even walking definately running but I have slowly starting being more active and it feels great. Good job it must feel amazing!

laurenrenee1025

amazing! i just started training for one too! this really inspires me

berlynn_j

Thanks for all your kind words!!! It was truly an amazing experience

dawnna76

Awesome! Congratulations!