I did the Miami Half Marathon this morning and am so happy!
I hadn’t trained as rigorously as my half last year in Disney so I’m really glad I made it! I ran with a girlfriend of mine who does 3:1 intervals. We completed the 13.1 miles in 2 hrs 30 min. This was my first time trying interval running and I enjoyed it. We skipped some of the walks towards to make up for lost time at the beginning of the race.
It was a beautiful run- a bit windy – as the weather was perfect. Very chilly for us at 45F but I am not complaining! Certainly better than the blizzard that’s hit the Northeast!
I feel like I can now consider myself a runner. I have three long distance races under my belt and am going to keep on!
Who says you can’t be better after divorce? πͺπ½
Happy Sunday! π
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Athena
Great job! I ran the Miami half this morning as well and had a blast! It was so cold though!! Congrats!!! π
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Very cool! Congrats to you as well!
It was so much better organized this year! It was fun but, yes, sooooo chilly!! That wind! Brrrr!
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Congrats! 45 is chilly for y’all, but not bad running weather. Way to go! π
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Yeah! It worked out well. Perfect for running. But not to hang outside in a tank top. Lol! Thanks!
Hope you’re keeping warm with your brood. That snow is no joke!
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We’re fine. We got a hit but not like some. 3 ft of snow is no joke. We got about 14″.
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Congratulations! I am (as well as everyone following you, I’m sure) very happy and proud of you! You’re awesome! Keep up the great work!
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Thanks, Mickey! I am sore but feel good otherwise! I will treat myself to a cheeseburger tonight! Lol!
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Perfect!
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Congrats!!
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Thanks! π
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Wonderful – good for you – congrats! π
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Thanks! π My body is paying for it now, though! Lol
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LOL, and most likely for a couple of more days! π
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No joke! π©
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Wow well done you!
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Thanks! *dying*
Lol! I saw your response the other day so I’m going to pop in on you. π xo
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Congratulations! My daughters do that. When are you going to do the 26k?
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Thanks!
Ugh! Lol! Never! A full marathon sounds like torture! π
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You were half-way there! My marathon running consists of walking to my mailbox!
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Lol! That’s a start, if you ask me! π
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LOL. Maybe to the end of the street next week!
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YEAH!!!! AWesome job!
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Thanks! π xo
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So great you have done so well in every way!!
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Thanks, Lyn! Support like yours keeps me going! π
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I am very proud of you!Putting your children first and helping yourself to be happy and healthy! Very amazing!!xxx
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Wow, impressed!βΊ Congratulations on your achievement!
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Thanks! π so happy I am done! Lol!
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You are so AWESOME!!! This is seriously one of my goals! And you are DOING IT! I’d love to eventually be able to run a 1/2 marathon…but will start with a 5K. Did you follow a professional training regimen?
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Thanks, my friend! You can totally do it, too! Last year I did a professional training schedule (by my ex since he’s a certified running coach) but I started to run with a local running group. This time around, I did my own thing. I highly recommend either joining a group in your area – if there’s one – or trying couchto5k.com. I have friends that did their first one with this site and really enjoyed it. Keep us posted so we can cheer you on! And thanks again for the love. π
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Thank you for the resources…I’m going to DO IT!
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Woohoo! You absolutely will!
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That’s great, congratulations! π Thank you for following my blog! I’m enjoying your blog.
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Thanks! Same to you! π
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Congrats! Great personal accomplishment!
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Niiiiiiiice! Great job!!!!!!!
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Thanks! π
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This is so awesome! I am doing a spartan this summer but I just like being active, the Spartan is for my gym buddy. A friend asked to double date with my husband (yes the idiot cheater who no one else knows is my vile enemy) and I sometime. She is a triathlete. This is terrifying. Lol. But I want to go, so that I have fun with her and he can just be a tag along this time. Next time maybe I will be alone and she and her fiancΓ© will introduce me to some triathlete nice guy.
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I just did a spartan sprint in Dec and loved it. Just be really careful because I hurt my back jumping off a wall by not landing with my knees bent. I usually know better but was distracted when I did it. Paid the price for it! Ouch! It’s such a great experience with friends and loved ones because it’s such a great team activity. Make sure you post about it when you do!
Triathlons are so daunting to me! Lots of training! Yikes! Lol!
I’ve never tried snow shoeing but it seems like such fun!!
And thanks for the props! I’m happy I was able to do this race! π
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Oh- because we all like to snowshoe. I should mention it is snowshoeing as a date. That shit is really hard. So keeping up with a triathlete sounds like my nightmare
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Congrats! My friend Ruth did this race today too!
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Thanks! I’d love to know what Ruth thought of it! Xo
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Woohoo. That’s great. Congratulations!
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Thanks, Deb! π It felt so good!
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This is so impressive ! Congratulations !
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Thanks, my friend! I was pretty proud. I’m still a bit sore today but feeling good!
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Do you eat while doing it ?
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No but I do take a few supplements through it to sustain energy. Or else, your thinking is correct, you start losing fuel!
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I can imagine it must be hard to keep enough energy for so long !
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Let me get this straight, you willingly ran 13 plus miles? Did you at least get a gold star at the end or complimentary tickets to Disney on Ice?
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lol! More like sore legs. Not really a consolation prize but it was nice to read 1500 calorie burn when I read my monitor!
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wow well done
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Thanks, my friend! π
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Congratulations! I used to run but got out of the habit. I stuck with mainly 5Ks although I’ve always had a goal of one day running a marathon. Maybe one day…
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Thank you! I don’t see why you can’t achieve that goal… You’ve already done things plenty harder!
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