First Half Marathon... and obese
taramaureen
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If I can do this with all the hell my body's been through anyone can. I've been training for this since November. Then two weeks ago I colapsed and wound up in the hospital for 3 days, losing a week of training. I ran 8.5 miles last weekend and it went well so I decided to go ahead with the half (electrolite imbalance). I'm so glad I did. My goal was to do it within 3 hours... didn't happen. I was short by 4 minutes. 3 hours 4 minutes. Miles ranging from 12:58 to 15:01. If I had been able to keep all my miles under 14:40 I would have made my goal but I got super tired the last 4 miles or so. It's OK, though because I gave my all and that's all that matters! Going to give myself time to recover and then on to more training. I plan to do a marathon at the end of this year.
my new favorite finish line pic!
my new favorite finish line pic!
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aack I'm fixing the pics now LOL0
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Wow! That IS inspiring! Way to go! If you can do that now, just think what you will be able to do later!
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Wow! That IS inspiring! Way to go! If you can do that now, just think what you will be able to do later!
True with enough training!
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Wow, amazing job!!! Very inspiring!!! I just did my first 5 k last weekend, my next goal is half marathon0
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Wow, amazing job!!! Very inspiring!!! I just did my first 5 k last weekend, my next goal is half marathon
Thanks! Congrats on your first 5k!
I jumped right from 5k to half as well. Honestly I'm glad I skipped the 10k. You can do it! Just stick to whatever training plan you're going to use and power on through!0 -
Wow, amazing job!!! Very inspiring!!! I just did my first 5 k last weekend, my next goal is half marathon
Thanks! Congrats on your first 5k!
I jumped right from 5k to half as well. Honestly I'm glad I skipped the 10k. You can do it! Just stick to whatever training plan you're going to use and power on through!
That is excellent to hear!! Keep going and anything is possible! I am currently training for my 4th half and until this one I have been obese for each one... I am just overweight now0 -
Excellent!0
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Well done, that's amazing! We're thinking of doing our first half marathon in November and you've really inspired me to give it a go.0
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Wow, amazing job!!! Very inspiring!!! I just did my first 5 k last weekend, my next goal is half marathon
Thanks! Congrats on your first 5k!
I jumped right from 5k to half as well. Honestly I'm glad I skipped the 10k. You can do it! Just stick to whatever training plan you're going to use and power on through!
That is excellent to hear!! Keep going and anything is possible! I am currently training for my 4th half and until this one I have been obese for each one... I am just overweight now
That's so awesome! I hear people say "I can't do it because I'm too fat". And I think it's BS. Train for it, and you can do it!0 -
Well done, that's amazing! We're thinking of doing our first half marathon in November and you've really inspired me to give it a go.
That's great to hear! November is plenty of time to train and do it right!0 -
Congratulations! You look great in that pic and I know you're going to do amazing in the next marathon! Way to go!0
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Awesome. That's so encouraging to hear. I just ran my first 5K at 42: 47 I was pumped that I completed without having to walk, but kinda bummed about the time. Oh well there is always the next race to do better in (:0
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I chickened out of my first 5K last weekend...:(!
After reading your post I am so inspired and plan to one day do a half too!!!!
Now....time to find a 5K!0 -
Thank you so much!Congratulations! You look great in that pic and I know you're going to do amazing in the next marathon! Way to go!0 -
Awesome. That's so encouraging to hear. I just ran my first 5K at 42: 47 I was pumped that I completed without having to walk, but kinda bummed about the time. Oh well there is always the next race to do better in (:
That's a great time for your first!!! My finish time for my first was right around there. You WILL do better next time, just takes practice.0 -
I chickened out of my first 5K last weekend...:(!
After reading your post I am so inspired and plan to one day do a half too!!!!
Now....time to find a 5K!
Aww
Find one, do one and you'll be hooked after that. You CAN do it! 0 -
You should be extremely proud of yourself. That's an amazing accomplishment.
As far as your time goal...I guess you'll have to do it again in the fall
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That's awesome!0
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How inspiring! What a great accomplishment!
I am training for a half in June, and my first 5k is in April. I am a new runner, and ran a mile for the first time in my LIFE on Christmas Eve. Yesterday I ran for 3 miles, so I am progressing 0 -
You are awesome and I am soooo glad you posted this. I have my first half coming up in a week and I'm starting to get reallllly nervous. There's a 3:30 minute time limit and I keep telling myself that if I take all 3:30, that's ok. Finishing it is what's important.0
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OMG amazing! Congrats! 0
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Good for you!0
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You should be extremely proud of yourself. That's an amazing accomplishment.
As far as your time goal...I guess you'll have to do it again in the fall
haha yeah I guess so huh?0 -
How inspiring! What a great accomplishment!
I am training for a half in June, and my first 5k is in April. I am a new runner, and ran a mile for the first time in my LIFE on Christmas Eve. Yesterday I ran for 3 miles, so I am progressing
That's so awesome! A year ago I couldn't WALK a mile let alone run it. You can do anything you want if you put the time and effort into doing it.0 -
You are awesome and I am soooo glad you posted this. I have my first half coming up in a week and I'm starting to get reallllly nervous. There's a 3:30 minute time limit and I keep telling myself that if I take all 3:30, that's ok. Finishing it is what's important.
You can so do it! Honestly I think I would have finished around there if I hadn't have had my watch on me telling me what my pace was because I wanted to walk so bad early on.0 -
wow !!! well done
i've got my first half marathon in may, i'm so nervous but you have really inspired me
how much training did you do?0 -
wow !!! well done
i've got my first half marathon in may, i'm so nervous but you have really inspired me
how much training did you do?
Thanks!
I've been training since November and used Hal Higdon's half marathon for novice plan. I repeated some weeks but overall stuck to the plan to a "t"0 -
You can so do it! Honestly I think I would have finished around there if I hadn't have had my watch on me telling me what my pace was because I wanted to walk so bad early on.
I'm nervous because while I can run 10 miles at a time at an average pace of 5.5 mph, that's only been on my treadmill. Running outside is soooo much harder. And I've only been training for it for about a month and a half (only found out about it in January). Got any helpful tips?0 -
Stupid double post.0
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Brilliant post
Many people think they cannot run, when all it takes is a little practice0
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