JediGirlPhx Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 In August I ran a mile for the first time without stopping....September.... a 5k for the first time without stopping....October... a 10k for the first time without stopping...and....January 15, 2012..... ran my first half marathon in Phoenix, AZ !!!!!!It was an amazing feeling, I still can't believe I did it. Nothing is impossible!!! ps.. I also lost 50 lbs this year. Quote Link to comment
bigm141414 Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 No wonder you haven't been around much since joining. You've been out being Awesome! Congrats on everything. Quote "Pull the bar like you're ripping the head off a god-damned lion" - Donny Shankle Link to comment
Guest guest4729 Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 No wonder you haven't been around much since joining. You've been out being Awesome! Congrats on everything.^^I agree with this. Glad to see such improvement! That's amazing!I wish I could do all that running stuff, but I've learned that running isn't really the thing for me. It doesn't make me happy, doesn't make me feel awesome and I can't just zone out and run. Instead it's more like "...annnnddddd when can I stop?" Haha. Wish I could do it, but I just don't have the attention span or willpower for it yet. Kudos to all of you who love to run! Quote Link to comment
JediGirlPhx Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 I totally think about stopping IF I think about the fact that I am running. I usually zone out to the music and try not to think. I still cant believe I did it.... Quote Link to comment
weirdquark Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Wow, congratulations! Quote I lift heavy things. Current Challenge Between Challenges Workout Log Sassafrass: a capella folk fantasy mythology Link to comment
Loren Wade Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hooray!Was that the P.F. Changs one? (Another AZ peep here). Quote lobro's a druid? twitter | fb Link to comment
JediGirlPhx Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Yes it was.... new course.. the hill by the botanical gardens almost killed me. lol Quote Link to comment
Loren Wade Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Yes it was.... new course.. the hill by the botanical gardens almost killed me. lolMy Step Dad ran it. He loved it. But I hear ya. Hills are my favorite part of running. *loves pain* Quote lobro's a druid? twitter | fb Link to comment
Hermione Gainser Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Way to go!! That's such an awesome progression! Quote "I'm just going to remember to not eat like an asshole most of the time" - MoC three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: one must squat.- Brobert Frost Half-Elf Warrior | Current Challenge New Battle Log | Old Battle Log Special thanks to AkLulu for drawing my awesome avatar! Link to comment
JediGirlPhx Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 At mile 10... I did not want to see that hill.... I am so afraid of hills. Maybe that can be my next goal... like a half marathon of hills! lol hmmmmm Quote Link to comment
oystergirl Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Jedi! Congrats on using the FORCE to overcome the challenges you have set before you! I am with AWD, I can't run, but I appreciate those who do. i love to walk, I love to dance, I love to yoga, I love to lift, but I can't run worth CRAP and my poor border collie maggie mae hates me for it! LOL (no....she loves to walk too)Keep up the AWESOMENESS! you wicked ROCK! Quote The real world is bizarre enough for me....Blue Oyster Cult! Oystergirl: Bad Assed Lightcaster (aka wizard!) STR: 2 | DEX: 3 | CON: 3 | STA: 2 | WIS: 4 | CHA: 5 Oystergirl's Bad Ass Lightcaster Wicked Rocking Adventure Challenge! Come visit my wicked rocking Nerd Fitness blog! Link to comment
Sco Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 So awesome! Congrats! Contribution to the personal thoughts on running: I enjoy running the most when I'm in the woods. There's a particular trail in northern MN that goes slightly downhill alongside a river, and running down that always makes me feel like I'm in some epic Lord of the Rings adventure. Quote "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." - Aristotle If you have the inspiration, you have the talent. Strive to be happy. Link to comment
JediGirlPhx Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 That sounds like an amazing run! I am in Phoenix, so I would love a nice run in the woods or by a river. Usually I am running on a street or gravel..... lol. Quote Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 At mile 10... I did not want to see that hill.... I am so afraid of hills. Maybe that can be my next goal... like a half marathon of hills! lol hmmmmmCome run one in Georgia we got hills to spare!Congrats on your amazing progress and accomplishment! Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : Don't Call It A Comeback Link to comment
JediGirlPhx Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 LOL no way! . . . . but I should try. I usually have to think to myself when I am running... If this was easy, everyone could do it! Quote Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Congrats! I can't wait to run my 10 miler in May... So that I never have to run that far straight again. Like others, it doesn't appeal to me and I can't shut my brain off or zone out. Maybe an audio book would help... Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
MegaCarp Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Way to go Jedi! 10 mile run, just amazing! Quote Link to comment
Lexx Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yep, that is super awesome! Keep kicking butt Quote Link to comment
dpasion Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Awesome job! When are you planning to go for the full marathon? Quote Link to comment
The Tin Man Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 That is outstanding and inspiring. So inspiring you got me to quit dragging my feet out of fear and sign up for my first-ever half marathon Memorial Day weekend. Woo! *Gulp!* Quote The Tin Man: Cyborg Ranger Tin Man's Out of Date Epic Quest I am what I do. Link to comment
zenmom Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Wonderful! Congrats on all of your accomplishments! Quote Human Adventurer STR: 2 | DEX: 2 | STA: 3 | CON: 2| WIS: 4 | CHA: 2 I'd rather regret the things I have done than the things that I haven't. -Lucille Ball My Blogger / Twitter / DailyMile / MyFitnessPal / 2012 Goals Link to comment
LRB Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Congratulations! Quote LRB, Lifelong Rebel Badass || June 3 challenge thread"What I lack in ability, I make up in stubbornness" -me"Someone busier than you is working out right now" -my mom Link to comment
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