My First Half Marathon- Complete! :)
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sc1572
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Ever since I was chosen in the lottery drawing for the half marathon in June 2011, I have been training. My NYR for 2010 was to workout everyday when possible, and for 2011 it was to run a half marathon. I ran my first 5K a couple months ago, time of 27:45, and a week later ran another at 25:27. Today, I went into the race with a goal of 2:30:00, and to run 2 miles, walk 1/2, and alternate until the end. My results ended up being 2:10:05, and I ran the entire 13.1 miles, minus water stations. During the training, the most I ever ran continuously before walking was 3 miles.
Years ago, I would have never saw myself doing this. I was about 5'5 and around 160 lbs, and now am down to about 128. I used to hate exercising, and now it's my favorite time of the day. Crossing the finish line of the race today was literally the best feeling in the world. Of course there were times I wanted to stop, but I told myself "Mind Over Matter "= "You Can Do This" and was driven by the other runners and all of the supporters on the sides, as well as the animal shelter I was running it for to raise money. Today, I can officially call myself a runner, and I can't wait to do more races, even though I currently can't feel my toes or legs.
It may sound cliche, but I couldn't have done it without my MFP friends. I love them so much, and their constant support has gotten me through each day!
Years ago, I would have never saw myself doing this. I was about 5'5 and around 160 lbs, and now am down to about 128. I used to hate exercising, and now it's my favorite time of the day. Crossing the finish line of the race today was literally the best feeling in the world. Of course there were times I wanted to stop, but I told myself "Mind Over Matter "= "You Can Do This" and was driven by the other runners and all of the supporters on the sides, as well as the animal shelter I was running it for to raise money. Today, I can officially call myself a runner, and I can't wait to do more races, even though I currently can't feel my toes or legs.
It may sound cliche, but I couldn't have done it without my MFP friends. I love them so much, and their constant support has gotten me through each day!
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That is incredible!!! Congratulations!!! I'm just starting my running, training now for a 10km race so I find this so inspiring. I've been running 5kms for a while now, but so excited to get 10kms under my belt!!!0
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SO proud of you, amazing job!! You've been dedicated to this Journey and it has PAID OFF!!
Cheers to many more finish lines to cross! Xo0 -
Congratulations! What an inspiration. Good job.0
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Way to go! I'm training now for my first 1/2 in September. You are a great inspiration:-)0
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Congratulations! That's a great accomplishment0
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Congratulations! I'm hoping to run my first half marathon this summer.0
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Congrats! Running my first half at the end of April. SO nice to see other "amateur" runners making it through0
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You are amazing!!
I'm stuck on 5k's and hope to have success like yours in the future... thank you for the inspiration! I still know I couldn't run a half marathon just a few weeks after only running a max of 3miles!!0 -
Wow ur my inspiration. Mainly do 5ks at the mo but have one 6.7 miles and one 10 miles under my belt. Next goal is for the half marathon. Ice done a great job. Full marathon next??0
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Congratulations!0
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Awesome!!!!0
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Awesome time!! Congrats on your first marathon!!!0
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That's so exciting and inspirational! I'm running my first in April with a similar plan. I used to HATE running so It's great to hear a story from another first timer. You look great too!0
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What an amazing accomplishment! And you finished WAY under your goal time. Awesome job.0
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CONGRATULATIONS!!! AMAZING WORK. ENJOY THIS MAJOR VICTORY!!!!!0
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That is incredible!0
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Hooray! Good job! I am working on getting more comfy with 5k so I can move on to 10k! I can't wait to get there and even further!!0
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Congrats!!!0
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WOW, what an accomplishment!!!0
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YEAHHH!!!! So proud of you!!0
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