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Some inspiration for your day
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Race rituals
For those who have already completed a Half or are training for their first, do you have any pre-race or race day rituals? An outfit you absolutely have to wear? Food you must eat the night or morning of? Lucky headband, hat, bandana? Etc etc? I would love to hear if other runners are as OCD about their race habits as I…
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10 Things I Learned Training for a Half Marathon
New to the group, and just completed my first Half Marathon this past Saturday (2:38). I'm starting training next week for my second in October - though I guess maintenance would be a better word for it. I was thinking today about all the things I've learned in the past 5 months. I've never been a runner (this was my first…
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10 Things I Learned Training for a Half Marathon
I just completed my first Half Marathon this past Saturday (2:38). I'm starting training next week for my second in October - though I guess maintenance would be a better word for it. I was thinking today about all the things I've learned in the past 5 months and how I've never been a runner (this was my first distance…
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My first half marathon!
11 months ago I was 45lbs heavier and couldn't have run a mile to save my life. This past Saturday I completed my first distance race ever (in my entire life!!). 13.1 miles in 2 hours 38 minutes. Not a great pace, or even my average pace, but I've been battling an IT band injury for the last few weeks so I'm grateful to…
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37lbs lost, side by side
The first photo is from 2009, the second from 2010 and the last two from 2011. Our annual staff photos. Not a great comparison but next to each other, I'm just amazed! I can't wait for the 2012 comparison!
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My first NSV
I'm relatively new, I've been on MFP for about a month now, and I'm a first time poster. Today I had my first big NSV. For the last week or so I've been having to wear a belt every day, even with jeans that just 3 months ago were too tight for me to zip up, now they're too loose. As I put on my belt ... I see that I'm at…
