My first 1/2 marathon

rockstarginaa
rockstarginaa Posts: 1,529 Member
edited October 3 in Success Stories
I did it! I was really feeling it at mile 9, but I pushed on and completed it in 2:27:17. The only casualty is one of my toes suffered a blister.

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  • hamncheese67
    hamncheese67 Posts: 1,715 Member
    Congratulations! Way to go.
  • robmaguire1
    robmaguire1 Posts: 111
    Congrats. That is awesome. I am still at the 5k level, but I am signing up for my first Half Marathon tomorrow (4/22/12 Run Date).
  • estepteau
    estepteau Posts: 146
    Congrats!!!
  • beckyinma
    beckyinma Posts: 1,433 Member
    Congrats!
  • rockstarginaa
    rockstarginaa Posts: 1,529 Member
    Thanks everyone. Also, this was my first race ever. I never ran a 5k or 10k or any other k.
  • sara709
    sara709 Posts: 170 Member
    That is amazing! Congrats!!! I've been thinking about doing one next weekend. I did the Run for the Cure today and have been toying with the idea of doing one next weekend. You doing it today has inspired me to go for it :)
  • MomBod81
    MomBod81 Posts: 47 Member
    Congratulations! I ran my first in March and I'm thinking of signing up for another one next spring. It's an amazing feeling of accomplishment, isn't it? :)
  • sufikitkat
    sufikitkat Posts: 583 Member
    Comgrats!!!! Its the best feeling having finished one :-)
  • emmaleigh47
    emmaleigh47 Posts: 1,670 Member
    Congratulations on your first ... its an amazing feeling. Are you addicted like the rest of us yet? It all started with one race and now I am addicted!! Planning 3 this month alone!
  • Topsking2010
    Topsking2010 Posts: 2,245 Member
    Congrats on completing your first half marathon. Quite an accomplishment!!
  • BobbyDaniel
    BobbyDaniel Posts: 1,459 Member
    That is a great time! I'm running my first 1/2 in December and that is around what I hope my finish time will be close too...and that is with me having already run some races. YOU DID GREAT! And you have plenty to be proud of!
  • rockstarginaa
    rockstarginaa Posts: 1,529 Member
    Congratulations! I ran my first in March and I'm thinking of signing up for another one next spring. It's an amazing feeling of accomplishment, isn't it? :)

    I can't wait to eventually run my first marathon.
  • rockstarginaa
    rockstarginaa Posts: 1,529 Member
    Congratulations on your first ... its an amazing feeling. Are you addicted like the rest of us yet? It all started with one race and now I am addicted!! Planning 3 this month alone!

    I definitely am. Never thought I'd be a runner!
  • rockstarginaa
    rockstarginaa Posts: 1,529 Member
    That is a great time! I'm running my first 1/2 in December and that is around what I hope my finish time will be close too...and that is with me having already run some races. YOU DID GREAT! And you have plenty to be proud of!

    My goal was to finish in under 2 and a half hours. I almost cried when I got to the finish line and achieved my time goal. I was afraid I'd be under trained or wouldn't finish since I self trained and never raced before. Just proves you don't need a trainer to do these things. I've lost all my weight on my own without being on a "diet," without pills/supplements and without a trainer and it feels great knowing it was 100% me :)
  • jeffrodgers1
    jeffrodgers1 Posts: 991 Member
    Well done! you rocked it!
  • gbelltx
    gbelltx Posts: 142
    Congrats on your accomplishment!!
  • jessicarn76
    jessicarn76 Posts: 94 Member
    Wow! Fantastic time on your first Half! Congratulations!!!!
  • smw0130
    smw0130 Posts: 15
    That is an incredible time!! Way to go!! I'm running my first half marathon on November 5th, and am so excited! I ran 8.5 miles today, and am hurting! But it won't stop me from going further!

    Any tips/suggestions on what you ate the day before and the day of? Did you use anything during the race?
  • sdtaylorXX
    sdtaylorXX Posts: 2
    Good for you! What an accomplishment! You will get the bug now! Enjoy it!
    1/2 marathons have it all...they are my favorite! Congrats!
  • rockstarginaa
    rockstarginaa Posts: 1,529 Member
    That is an incredible time!! Way to go!! I'm running my first half marathon on November 5th, and am so excited! I ran 8.5 miles today, and am hurting! But it won't stop me from going further!

    Any tips/suggestions on what you ate the day before and the day of? Did you use anything during the race?

    Honestly, I didn't eat any differently than I normally do. The morning of I ate a whole wheat english muffin with peanut butter and during the race I drank water at a few of the stops during the race. Good luck!
  • kevin3344
    kevin3344 Posts: 702 Member
    That's great! I'm looking forward to my first half in November. I've completed a few 5k's and 10k's so this is the next step to a marathon. Good job!
  • allenpearcy
    allenpearcy Posts: 227 Member
    Congrats! I run my first in 5 weeks. Way to go!
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    You really are a rock star, that is a fantastic acomplishment.
    I am training for my first HM in Feb next year... I'm pretty apprehensive but determined to do it, so I love to hear that other people have done it - and that's a great time, I'm hoping to do a similar time.
    Well done!
  • JAllen32
    JAllen32 Posts: 991 Member
    That is a great time! I'm running my first 1/2 in December and that is around what I hope my finish time will be close too...and that is with me having already run some races. YOU DID GREAT! And you have plenty to be proud of!

    My goal was to finish in under 2 and a half hours. I almost cried when I got to the finish line and achieved my time goal. I was afraid I'd be under trained or wouldn't finish since I self trained and never raced before. Just proves you don't need a trainer to do these things. I've lost all my weight on my own without being on a "diet," without pills/supplements and without a trainer and it feels great knowing it was 100% me :)
    You sound a lot like me. Except I've done a bunch of 5ks in the past. I signed up for a half, but didn't have enough time to really put in the training I thought I needed. And my long runs were turning out to be awful. I didn't realize there were some fueling issues I was having and Emma^^^gave me some great advice that really helped. But I had almost zero confidence in myself that last week before the race. I got thru it, and although I didn't finish as quickly as you, I beat my goal by 15 mins, so I was feeling the same way you felt. Totally off the charts excited and happy with myself! And like Emma said, I can't wait to run another one!

    Great job on your race! And let us know when you sign up for another one!!!
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