HI guys,

I celebrated the closing of my second year post-op AND my "wish list" by completing a half marathon (i.e. 13.1 miles) this Sunday in Newport News.

Skinny is slow, but was able to complete it in 3 hours 22 minutes!  Further, I WAS NOT LAST and was able to pass 6 people.

Unfortunately, it was a bit harder than my "practice" half marathons (I had ran 13 miles, two other times), perhaps due to the wind.  I hallucinated the same blonde guy for the last 3 water stops (the last blonde guy assured me that I hadnt see him before..but he looked just like the other blonde guys...).  It was difficult enough that at the end, upon completion, I cried just because I was glad that it was over and I was fortunate to have "just enough" in the tank to finish.

So...I guess I will be there next year, and I hope to be faster!

I am trying to upload photo from the day.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/members/skinnyscientist/photos/90 1680/#photoviewer

Congrats thats a huge accomplishment.  

Thank you Joe!

Congrats! I just did mine on the 1st and plan to do more!

Belated Congrats to you, Emiepie!

I plan to do more too!  That 13.1 is do-able, yet far enough to be really challenging, dont you think?

Thanks! Yes, I ended up with a bad blister so I do need to invest in running shoes from what I'm told :)

A good pair of running shoes makes such a huge difference.  I was fit before my first half, but the shoes were actually too small and I had to go to the medical tent at Mile 9 with the blister that covered the bottom of my foot.  It took all my momentum and those last 4 miles were torture.  I ran the half 3 weeks ago with a different pair of shoes, no blister and I was 20 minutes faster on a much harder course.  I highly recommend getting professionally fit at a good running store.

Yeah, I need to plan a visit to one of local running stores. I could feel the blister start around mile 3 but I knew if I stopped at the medic tent to get it bandaged I wouldn't be able to get my shoe back on, the damage was already done haha! It was on my heal and was at least the size of a silver dollar and who knew you could blisters under toenails?!?! Crazy.

My second toenail on my right foot is all purple. I think it is going to fall off soon.