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My First Half-Marathon

livehappe
livehappe Posts: 57 Member
edited December 2024 in Success Stories
Whenever I reach a new NSV, I like to share it at the community board and blog about it at mfp.
This weekend, I completed my first-half marathon.
I got off to a horrible start, but met some awesome and inspiring people throughout the day.
My husband metaphorically and literally held my hand throughout the race.
Give it a read if you are a runner. You might like it, and maybe we can become friends and inspire each other!
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/robincsmall/view/my-first-half-marathon-266679

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  • rubyjune27
    rubyjune27 Posts: 87 Member
    Congratulations on your achievement . You deserve to feel very proud of yourself.
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    That's awesome! Well done :D
  • Cheri_Moves
    Cheri_Moves Posts: 625 Member
    HUUUUGE CONGRATS AND GIANT PROPS TO YOU!

    Thank you sooo much for sharing your story. I am a new runner. I ran my first race, a 15K last weekend. I am in love with the sport. I only have one "real life" runner friend and never run with him, so its really awesome the people I meet and the story that I get to read here on MFP.

    You are a beautiful writer and this blessed me tremendously. Again, thank you.
  • feydruss
    feydruss Posts: 349 Member
    Ah Robin, you make me cry. And want to go out for a run, even though I'll be huffing and red-faced and dopey-looking, I'll do it! hugs!
  • Amcolecchi
    Amcolecchi Posts: 260 Member
    Congratulations!! My first Half Marathon is in 3 weeks!
  • JanetLM73
    JanetLM73 Posts: 1,226 Member
    Reading your blog made tears run down my face. Thanks for sharing with us. You must be so proud of yourself!
  • muddyventures
    muddyventures Posts: 360 Member
    It brought tears to my eyes, congratulations!
  • slinne
    slinne Posts: 46 Member
    Congratulations! That is one of my future goals too. Thank you for the inspiration, you are awesome!
  • JoJo1953
    JoJo1953 Posts: 182 Member
    I love your blog. It was truely inspirational. I will be running my first half marathon with my daughter, who by the way has done lots of these and talked me into this, on July 22nd.
  • jodiebarrette
    jodiebarrette Posts: 41 Member
    Wow... amazing story..brought tears to my eyes. I too ran my first half-marathon last Sunday. It was an amazing experience. Good job.
  • czechmate823
    czechmate823 Posts: 89 Member
    Great story, Robin, thanks so much for sharing and inspiring the rest of us! I know I needed a motivational story to keep me focused, my half marathon is in October and I'm already getting scared! I'm not a runner, but for some reason this is on my bucket list, guess there's something to be said for challenging yourself beyond what you think you are capable of. Congratulations, Robin -- way to go!!
  • Shabnam222
    Shabnam222 Posts: 35 Member
    CONGRATS!!! A half marathon isn't easy, you should be proud!!!
  • Music_is_my_soul
    Music_is_my_soul Posts: 792 Member
    What a beautiful and inspiring story! Thank you so much for sharing!!! And WTG on that kick @ss NSV!!! You got this!!! :D
  • bjs06
    bjs06 Posts: 316 Member
    tears every time. you rock!
  • cks3d1
    cks3d1 Posts: 36 Member
    wow, wow, wow. Congrats on pushing yourself through it!
  • livehappe
    livehappe Posts: 57 Member
    Thank you everyone for the kind kind kind words. It was an awesome experience.
    Good luck on all of your journeys!
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