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| not a half--marathoner (Read 631 times) |
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posted: 4/8/2008 at 8:49 PM |
| Mommy - you are SO a half marathoner!!!! Whether you choose to do another one or not is up to you, but you did great. The first time at those long miles is always a challenge! |
Beware the Pink Boxing Gloves of DOOM!
"It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds" - Captain Hammer
2008 Goals New PR's in 5K 10K HM, M What now?
I failed the 12 minute run in 11th grade... |
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posted: 4/8/2008 at 10:44 PM |
| Quote from Ennay on 4/8/2008 at 8:49 PM: Mommy - you are SO a half marathoner!!!! Whether you choose to do another one or not is up to you, but you did great. The first time at those long miles is always a challenge!
Yup. And you already know a few things to do differently next time. My 2nd HM was a year after my first and I knocked over 10 minutes off of my time. I think that second one was easier, too. I had run that distance many more times after the first attempt, so I knew what pacing worked better. I had also run the actual course a couple of times, so I knew where the hillier parts were and what to anticipate.
Don't give up on it. You did great for having had such a rough second half of the race. The next time will definitely be much better, I promise!  |
Kirsten
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.: 2008 Goals :.
• Run 1500 miles
• October 5 - 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
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posted: 4/9/2008 at 1:44 PM |
| Quote from mommyontherun on 4/7/2008 at 10:23 PM: I was so nervous, when I went to pick up my race packet, my hands were actually trembling. No wonder the guy asked for my ID, he probably thought I was a weirdo. Who gets that nervous just picking up a packet?
I've done that. Something about the excitement of getting the official race stuff. Not much anymore mind you.
Halfs are actually a great distance to run! If you've got good speed, you can run a half pretty hard. Or, if you prefer to enjoy the event moreso than shoot for PRs, the half is plenty long enough to socialize a bit, take in the scenery, make a day of it.
My first race was a 5k that accompanyed a big half marathon event. I remember watching these folks finish the half and I couldn't believe that many people were able run 13 miles. Fastforward to now (7 years later), 13 miles is a Sunday run for me.
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