I Finished a Half-Marathon!!!

[SusieO]

Thanks in no small part to the advice and encouragement from the wonderful people on this Board, I successfully completed my first half-marathon yesterday! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif
It was very, very fun and exciting. My time was not great (2 hours, 10 minutes), but I finished, and that was my goal.

Again, thank you, thank you for the wonderful advice and support.

[Star]

I am so proud of you!! Who gives a flying cookie about your time, you finished! I admire you and wish you the best of luck for the future!
Diona

[MaryH]

See the great thing about not being "happy" with your time is that it just means you can do another one to get a better time!! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

Congratulations.

[emilycat]

Susie,

Congrats! I'm so proud of you! I actually ran a half yesterday, too, and also accomplished my goal...so we must have been encouraging each other in spirit! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

And, really, I love Star's "who gives a flying cookie" phrase... now you can have fun making new goals!

So I have to ask, what's next? http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

Emily

[Natasha]

Susie! Whoo-hoo! I am SO proud of you!! How do you feel today? Tired? Mentally exhilarated, I m sure...

I hope to join you all out there soon...

[kwormann]

That is so great! I wish I had the courage at this point to attempt even a 5 or 10 K http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

Good for you!!!

Kim

[Kerri]

I want to give my congrats too! When I run my half marathon (hopefully in April), my time will probably be around yours so don't feel bad. Keep it up!

[Laura]

That's awesome! I hope to run a half-marathon this fall and your time is exactly what I am shooting for as a goal. Great job. Glad to know you thought it was fun as well.

[SusieO]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Y'all are awesome!

Thanks, everybody.

Next up: Tampa Bay Marathon in December (and probably a few 5-15Ks in between).

[Gina O]

Yea Susie! Congratulations on completing the race. What a sense of accomplishment you must feel! Gina