First half marathon.
Jim_Smith33
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In November 2014 I weighed 383lbs. I was sick of being fat, lazy, miserable, and bloated. I started slow but by the end of March 2015 I started my transformation. I lost over 100lbs and started running in January 2016. Running helped my to lose another 77lbs. I began training for a half marathon in August 2016 and ran my half marathon yesterday. I am 40 years old and finished in 1:46:12. My goal was under 2 hours.
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WOW that is amazing!!! My first half time was 2:50 LOL!!!0
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Woop, great job!0
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you blew me away. awesome progress.
I ran my first half at 2:20 last month weighing 230lbs.0 -
Great job!0
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Way to go! I don't think I could run a half right now.0
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Thank you everyone.0
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Amazing transformation!! Really awesome accomplishment!0
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Great story!! Thanks for sharing!! I started running in January of 2016 as well. Great tome too! I finished my 1st half marathon on 1:48 and placed 2nd in my age group. You beat me though! Well done, and keep it up!! Are you going to run a marathon next?0
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Amazing! Congrats.0
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Congratulations! What a great finishing time for your first half marathon. Amazing!
I will be training for my first in the next few months but will be happy with somewhere between 2:05-2:15. Short distances are my happy place.
I figure I will try something new for next year (turn 50 in January) and after that I am going to continue to concentrate on 10 km distance and short distance trail running (6-12 km). And of course, my first love of running came from parkrunning every Saturday.0 -
Way to go Jim! Great time, too.0
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Congratulations. That was a very good result for your first half. I've done four and still can't break 2 hours. Next comes your first marathon?0
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Great time for a first attempt!! Also, congrats on the weight loss.
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Wow! What an amazing, awesome, and inspiring story! Thanks for sharing!0
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Jim_Smith33 wrote: »In November 2014 I weighed 383lbs. I was sick of being fat, lazy, miserable, and bloated. I started slow but by the end of March 2015 I started my transformation. I lost over 100lbs and started running in January 2016. Running helped my to lose another 77lbs. I began training for a half marathon in August 2016 and ran my half marathon yesterday. I am 40 years old and finished in 1:46:12. My goal was under 2 hours.
Brother, that is amazing. I plan on dointg my first half marathon April 2017. I am not usually a runner.... but looking forward to a change in my bodys overall apperaneace and state of healthiness.
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