I JUST registered for BALTIMORE HALF-Marathon!!!
and I am psyched! woo hoo!!!really very happy about it!!! The last time I attempted a half-marathon it was only to support a friend. I was planning on doing 3 miles way behind her.
I finished 9 miles- and lost 4 toenails... weeks & weeks of sore feet.
(basically- no training - wrong socks, shoes, clothes, etc...)
STILL it was a thrill to be there and do the 9 miles!
even with losing those toenails- i can honestly say that I don't regret doing it. It was a beautiful day. and it was FUN!
I was also near my TOP WEIGHT! perhaps 270- 285.
Now I'm near my goal weight having lost over 130lbs. and looking forward to completing the Half Marathon and NOT being the last person to cross!
again I say... WOO HOO!!!
oh... and I'm doing a 5K this weekend.. hoping the weather is nice...
Thanks! I'm really really looking forward to it.
Three of my friends are going to do it also.
Thankfully- it isn't until October so I have time to use it to my advantage and TRAIN!!!!
FIRST thing I did was go to a running shoe and get fitted with the RIGHT SHOES...
I must have the head for it - because a normal person wouldn't go and do this again after losing that many toenails and still think it was FUN!
Dancbjammin's story inspired me!
Three of my friends are going to do it also.
Thankfully- it isn't until October so I have time to use it to my advantage and TRAIN!!!!
FIRST thing I did was go to a running shoe and get fitted with the RIGHT SHOES...
I must have the head for it - because a normal person wouldn't go and do this again after losing that many toenails and still think it was FUN!
Dancbjammin's story inspired me!
That is so awesome!!!
Train your butt off and I bet you keep those toenails this time!!
Congrats!
Train your butt off and I bet you keep those toenails this time!!
Congrats!
Read my blog, BARIATHLETE I run because I can.
First 5K race October 4, 2009 (34.59) PR 5/22/11 (27:26)
First 5 Mile: January 1, 2011 (50:30)
First 10K: July 4, 2010 (1:03.26) New PR 4/10/11 (1:01.14)
First 10 Mile: April 11, 2010 (1:46.15)
First 1/2 marathon: June 13, 2010 (2:22.21) PR: 5/1/11 (2:17.30)
First Marathon: October 16, 2011: 5:47:20
Goofy Challenge: January 7-8, 2012
If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't, you're right. - Mary Kay Ash
First 5K race October 4, 2009 (34.59) PR 5/22/11 (27:26)
First 5 Mile: January 1, 2011 (50:30)
First 10K: July 4, 2010 (1:03.26) New PR 4/10/11 (1:01.14)
First 10 Mile: April 11, 2010 (1:46.15)
First 1/2 marathon: June 13, 2010 (2:22.21) PR: 5/1/11 (2:17.30)
First Marathon: October 16, 2011: 5:47:20
Goofy Challenge: January 7-8, 2012
If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't, you're right. - Mary Kay Ash
This should be fun for the 4 of us. The 2 of us had a great time at the Adirondack Distance Festival in 2005 at Schroon Lake.
That's when I only did 9 miles - but still exceeded my goal.
We are training together but...separately... on our cell phones - in different states!
My friend that did the Half with me before really got me into this.
We used to get up at 5am and go walking IN THE DEAD OF WINTER.
2 or 3 miles 5 mornings a week! The coldest weather I've walked in was about 5 degrees (no wind) 34 degrees with strong wind..
I ENJOYED walking in that also! boy I'm really not normal...
However, I did reward myself most mornings.. my walk would eventually take me to the Dunkin Donuts... just before I'd head home.
HA.... the girls would try every am to get me to have some besides my medium black coffee! NO SALE! Did they REALLY think I'd be walking at 5am in the bitter cold so I could eat a donut??? NO no no no no....
That's when I only did 9 miles - but still exceeded my goal.
We are training together but...separately... on our cell phones - in different states!
My friend that did the Half with me before really got me into this.
We used to get up at 5am and go walking IN THE DEAD OF WINTER.
2 or 3 miles 5 mornings a week! The coldest weather I've walked in was about 5 degrees (no wind) 34 degrees with strong wind..
I ENJOYED walking in that also! boy I'm really not normal...
However, I did reward myself most mornings.. my walk would eventually take me to the Dunkin Donuts... just before I'd head home.
HA.... the girls would try every am to get me to have some besides my medium black coffee! NO SALE! Did they REALLY think I'd be walking at 5am in the bitter cold so I could eat a donut??? NO no no no no....
Why did you lose your toenails?
14 pounds lost before surgery. My first ticker is when I hit onderland: this was my goal when I started on this journey. I want to focus on that right now...once I get there I can reevaluate.
My second ticker is my dream goal. Even if I only visit there for a short time, it would be nice to see that number just once. I am pretty sure I'll need plastics to hit this goal.
When your shoes do not fit properly they can bang against the front of your shoe. They start be getting black and if it's bad enough they come off. When you multiply some mild irritation by many thousand steps, they can eventually fall off. 4 is the most I have heard of. Usually it's the big toe.
Scott
Link to my running journal
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1303681
4 full's - 14 halves - 2 goofy's and one Mt. Washington!
Link to my running journal
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1303681
4 full's - 14 halves - 2 goofy's and one Mt. Washington!
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