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I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!

lyzmorrison
Posts: 172 Member
I just ran my first 5K!!!!! Ran the Santa Hustle in Galveston this morning....I made it the entire 5K WITHOUT STOPPING! Woo hooo!!! My official time was 35:12.87.
I planned on running 5 minutes/walking 1 minute. That's what I've practiced on the treadmill. That was programed into my watch. But once I started....I just kept going! Man......that was fun! Gonna sign up for one 5K a month.
YEA ME!!!!!!!!!!
I planned on running 5 minutes/walking 1 minute. That's what I've practiced on the treadmill. That was programed into my watch. But once I started....I just kept going! Man......that was fun! Gonna sign up for one 5K a month.
YEA ME!!!!!!!!!!

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Congrats and cute running outfit!!0
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Woohoo!!! Congrats! That's awesome! Glad you outdid yourself!0
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Quite an accomplishment - congrats to you!
Great running outfit too!0 -
That's awesome and congrats.....0
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Wow!
That's fantastic!
Great job!0 -
great work!! so glad you could exceed your expectations!!
now you can always run!!0 -
AND you looked good doing it! Congrats!0
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Well done on this great accomplishment :-) Love the outfit too0
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Strong work!0
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Yay! It looks like fun! Good on you! :happy:0
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you rock! i am so jealous!! i am planning to run in march - my goal is to complete the 5k and not be last!0
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Great work...congratulations, and keep going!0
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Yay you!0
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PS - do a 10K now :-) Seriously the difference between 5 and 10 is less than 0 and 5 :-) You are rocking whatever you do though0
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Good job!!
Now you have a goal time to beat on your next 5k. You always run your first and race your second!
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How exciting!!! Congrats on your success0
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Congrats !! Thats fantastic !0
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You look GREAT, by the way! Super good job, woo hoo!0
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Congrats!!! You look so cute :happy:0
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Congratulations--you look great! Hope this is the start of a great new addiction0
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Yea!! Thanks! It was so much fun! The only people I passed were walkers and I thought...."well, I won't be last...". My husband told me I run too slow and that I'm using more energy running slow. That if I take longer strides I will be more efficient. I think I'll just be more tired, but I'm gonna try this on the treadmill and see how it works.
Oh and I made the tutu last night! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!! It was easy peasy and I can tell you how to make it if you don't know how.
Thanks so much for all of your support while I was getting ready! Ya'll are seriously THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Next one: The Glow Run on January 11th for my 49th birthday! Yea me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
That is an awesome achievement, well done!
I'm not sure longer strides are necessarily the way forward (pardon the pun) though. I think a cadence of about 180 is considered ideal (my problem is my strides are *too* long and not quick enough.
Honestly though - run the way that feels natural to you and continue enjoying it!0 -
You inspire me! I'm a little older than you, but you give me hope that I can run someday, too.0
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So awesome and I love the tutu:)0
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Congrats! Very happy for you! And love the outfit.
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Congratulations!!! That's a great outfit, too. You did so well. What a wonderful achievement.0
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“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” ~John F. Kennedy
Fast food nutrition facts - mystery ingredients are industrial chemicals
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Cool beans. Congratulations.0
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Way to go! Isn't it a high when you cross the finish line?!0
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Hooray!
How wonderful that you exceeded your expectations for your first 5K!
Did your husband run, too?
This adorable photo deserves a spot on next year's Christmas card!0
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