Anyone crazy enough out there to take on a half-marathon?

National Breast Cancer Marathon 1/2 in Jacksonville Beach FL. I've done it the last 3 years. Lots of fun and 1 mi of the half (2 of the full) is on the beach for something different.

I wish I could run that one =( But i signed up for one in Gainesville for the following weekend I dont think I can do two with only a week in between...maybe next year I can do the Breast Cancer half In Jax

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to do a half marathon at Disney one day, it just sounds like a blast!

I'm doing the TInkerbell half on the 29th! :-) Just hope I can actually finish it since I've not really trained for it...

I'm doing the Tinkerbell too! When you say "not really trained" what do you mean? They give you 3.5 hours to complete (which is roughly a 16:30/minute pace) I've also ready they're pretty strict about this time and sweep runners/walkers along the way.

Please be care and not to injure yourself -- don't push too hard.

My son has Crohn's Disease. He was diagnosed at 8 but started suffering from the symptoms of Crohn's at 3. Because of the nature of his disease it was hard to diagnose since the disease was mostly in the small intestine and that can not be reached in a colonoscopy/ endoscopy. He has been hospitalized, had numerous tests done and surgery. It has been debilitating to him and has impacted his quality of life. The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America is a wonderful organization that funds most of the research done for this disease. If you'd like to do a half marathon or even a full marathon for a good cause check them out http://www.ccteamchallenge.org/ They will train you and if you raise enough funds will even pay for your trip to a marathon. This year they are doing one in Hawaii. I hope you don't mind I posted the link here but this is near and dear to my heart as we have almost lost him due to his Crohn's it was that severe.

Long run weekend........................how ya'll doin??

Long run weekend........................how ya'll doin??

i got 8 miles in on Saturday (the 21st).

Training for the Wine and Dine in Disney in November. My sister, my friend Julie from Alaska and I are all doing it.

Training for the Wine and Dine in Disney in November. My sister, my friend Julie from Alaska and I are all doing it.

I SO want to do this race! I'm running the Tinkerbell Half at Disneyland this Sunday, so I'm planning on registering for the Wine and Dine at the Expo!

I just signed up for the Lululemon half marathon in Vancouver, BC in August. So excited!

I ran my first half marathon in November. I was NEVER a runner in high school. I HATED running. In my high school yearbook they would have named me least likely to run a half marathon. Over the course of a year I would go out on beautiful days and just say, man I wish I could run in this beautiful weather. And so I did. I started running 1 mile, then 2, then months after 5 miles a day. I had some lag time inbetween and my slipups, but I always kept up with it. Training for my half was difficult, but on the day of my half the farthest I had ever run was 7 miles. Lets just say that I was REALLY looking forward to running that day (seriously, I was so excited). I finished with a 2 hr 11 min finish time. If I can do a half marathon, you can!

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