First Half Marathon: weight and time?

Weight was probably 205 or so and ran it is 1:40. It is more about the running and conditioning than the weight. There were many, many skinny people who I just passed by because of the training I had put into the races.

Now being lighter would e helpful on my knees and legs, AND ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL, being a good deal lighter will get ya a better time.

I ran my 1st and 2nd half marathons last year. I was 52 years old, weighed 188 pounds. My first 1/2 time was 2:30:59 and the second was 2:59:10, during the second I developed a bad blister on the ball of my foot, it bled quite a bit and slowed me down from the pain.

You have done great to finish the race. I am using anti-blisters socks to tackle the blisters. These socks really work.

Try putting body glide on the bottoms of your feet as well.

I'm guessing I weighed in the mid 140s. My finish time was 2:17

First half: 6'5" 225 2h25m

First one was in 2012 and I weighed about 140 lb. Finished in 2:12. Just completed my second one this month and finished in 1:56 and I now weigh about 125 lb. As others have said, fitness and training played a large part in improving my time, but i think the weight loss was important too. Good luck!!

I was approx 176lbs and ran it in 2:03. Bizarrely, I actually ran a Marathon before I did a half; my halfway split in that was 2:12

Around 190 pounds? 2:33:06 (Sept 2013)

Lots of miles later and weighing a bit MORE actually ???????? my current PR is 2:22:03

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I finished my first half in 2011 in 2:49. I think I was about 160 at the time (I had lost about 40 pounds since the previous year).
Honestly, though, I have had heavier friends finish faster than me and smaller friends run slower at various races, so size isn't always an indicator of finishing time...what matters is whether you've put in the training and have the confidence to do it. Good luck!

If you can run a 10K in 1 hr, 32 mins, you can extrapolate that to estimate about a 3 hour, 15 minute half marathon, depending on your running pace/walking pace. Your goal for your first half, whether walking or running or a combination, should just be to finish. Upright and with a smile on your face (that's from the Jeff Galloway training method

First off - I am IN AWE of you signing up to a half, and of your training distances. I'm currently obese (female, 180 lbs, 5'3) and a super slow runner but I've just signed up to my first half because I need some kind of goal. I've been reading the Penguin Diaries by John Bingham who writes so brilliantly about running just for the hell of it even if you're at the back of the pack and he has inspired me hugely. I stress massively about finish times - I'll never be able to do the half under 3 hours even on a good day - but as Bingham says, others may run faster than me, but few will run longer than me. I'm happy with that. If I manage that half marathon my achievement will be HUGE. 13 plus miles is a huge distance and one that most people would struggle to cover in a day never mind a few hours. I guess what I'm saying is that by going for it you are awesome before you even cross the starting line.

Ran first half in March2014 weighed about 180lbs finished in 1:43.....ran another one 2 weeks later and finished in 1:41. I have been running for about a year now. My weight was about 255 when I started exercising. I will be 55 later this month.

Good luck.....don't worry about your time.....just doing it is a great accomplishment! Let us know how you do.

I was around 165 (5'5) with a time of 3:29.

Time's not really a big deal for your first half since you're still trying to figure out what works for you. I actually ran at a slower pace than while training, I think for a number of reasons -- I trained with a group of faster people, took bathroom breaks during the race, and my longest training run was only 10 miles. But it's still a huge accomplishment to finish.

Not sure about weight (maybe 85kg?) but my first half marathon I did in 3 hours and 15 minutes by walking and running intermittently (like 5 minutes running, 5 minutes walking) good luck! xx

I just did my first half marathon last weekend ( 5/25/14) my goal originally was 2:20, but due to some leg issues while training I was slightly under trained (longest distance before the run was 7 miles) I made my goal to finish in under 3 hours.

I ended up running it in 2:30 which I am pretty happy with- my course also had a time cut off and did not support those who were intending to walk ( it was run through downtown Boston) so just make sure that the run you selected doesn't have a time cut off. Otherwise just keep training, invest in body glide (helps with chaffing and blisters) and run your race for you!

Good Luck!!

Just did my first half marathon yesterday (it was a trail run). Finished at 2hours 1 minute and 18 seconds (which isn't particularly fast, but it was a personal record for me). I stopped at EVERY water station.

Times for women versus men are going to be pretty different, as in women (overall) are slower than men.

As for weight, I am very petite and thin. In my anecdotal experience, weight doesn't play that large of a factor in your ability to be fast or run long distances! There were men and women who easily had 50+ lbs on me who left me in the dust for all 13 miles!