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I signed up for my first marathon today!! It's on 4-11-09 and is the Southern Indiana Classic Marathon.
Congrats!
BTW, I think you might mean 4-11-10...
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I completed my first 1/2 Marathon! The Fresno Two Cities Marathon and Half. What an experience. Of course I didn't do as well as I wanted, but I finished around 2 hours, 17 minutes, about the same pace as my 12 mile a few weeks ago. I was cautious due to some shin splint pain I've been dealing with last week, but no trouble from them. This in now officially the longest run I've ever done. I'm ready for another one! Who knows, maybe next year I'll do the full marathon!
One more thing- I was really nervous. I had dreams two nights in a row about not being ready, being last, and the usual "going to school in your underwear" dream, except it was the race. Now that I've done it, I think next time won't be so stressful. Tons of free stuff, too-hat, long sleeve technical shirt, finishers hooded sweatshirt and finishers medal. Not bad for $50 entry!!
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I walked (actually shuffled) for 20 minutes today, a total of about 0.3 miles. Two weeks, exactly, after being hit by a car, I was able to move enough that my ankles are sore and I needed a nap. There is hope!
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good grief.
i am glad that you are getting better.
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jelly, sounds like my kind of race!!
I ran a 7 mile trail (horse trail) race on Sunday, bitter cold wind (but no rain), lots of mud, hills & well it was on horse trails so lots of *** saw couple of face first wipeouts, & couple people limping or being helped to finish. fantastic (except for the injured fallen, of course, hope all ok).. Soup & pumpkin pie after race treats.
I won a major award today.
Running related, or work related? Congrats either way.
heh. I won a lamp that looks like a leg!
Actually, I came in 3rd in my age group in a race. By definition, I came in 3rd because the faster people stayed home.
Interestingly, had I run the half instead of the full, I would have won my age group and perhaps placed in top 5 overall.
And no, it's not like I'm one of those people who can talk about their halves in terms of minutes and sound not-silly (such as: "I ran a 68 minute half", which I totally cannot). Truly, the fast(er) people stayed home.
Still cool, though.