Well, it's official! On December 30th I signed up for The Shamrock 1/2 Marathon in VA Beach, VA. I will be running 13.1 miles on Sunday morning, March 22, 2009. I can't believe it, I'm terribly nervous about it but getting less and less.
I'm staying faithful to my training. My longest run to date was this weekend and it was 9 miles. Each time I run one of these I am practically in SHOCK! It's amazing when you actually think that in August I couldn't even run 2 minutes at a time! I've lost 46 pounds since June and 21 of that after I started running. I am about 4 dress size smaller than when I started this journey! I still have more I want to loose but it's coming off and I'm not discouraged, don't feel deprived, and don't hate running! That is amazing to me!
Think of me the next couple of months as I continue to prepare! This is SO exciting and I never thought this would be me!
6 comments:
YOU ARE AMAZING, BETH! I have been telling all my friends over here in Germany about your 1/2 marathon and how proud of you I am...see you're already world renowned!
We're proud of you, Beth......
Love,
Mom and Dad W
Absolutely amazing Beth! I'm so proud of you.
That is just so awesome!! Brian and I are SO very excited for you and this huge adventure of running a half marathon! Praying for health, safety and lots of energize! Go Beth!!
Yay for you! That is fantastic!! Good luck!!!! So you really did get into running AND you don't hate it? You're not just faking it? :) Gives me hope. Gotta have some inspiration to lose the baby weight this time around... Can't wait to read all about it - I'm very impressed with 13 miles!
Isn't it amazing Beth? I KNEW you could do it! I can't wait to cheer you on - it's going to be QUITE a celebration!!!
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