My First Half Marathon
What would you think about if you had 2 hours to do nothing but think?
Well, I thought about what a wonderful morning it was to be outside, that I would be going to the Good Food Show that afternoon, about how much I love my wonderful husband who was still in bed and how blessed I was to be able to do this:
Would I do it again? If you had asked me immediately following, I think it would have been a resounding ‘NO’. My left knee was hurting and my left foot was in pain – my overall impression was ‘this activity is not good for your joints!’. Five days later, having fully recovered from listening to Kylie Minogue’s last album for 45 min straight (accidentally set it on this just before starting and couldn’t see menu as IPod was strapped to arm) and from the muscle tightness, I would definitely reconsider that response. Actually, it could almost become addictive…
June 23rd, 2006 at 7:25 pm
Congratulations! Time to get the Epsom salts out….
June 23rd, 2006 at 7:56 pm
Congratulations Cin! And at least you wouldn’t feel guilty about anything you sampled at the show!
Half marathon. That is hard core.
June 23rd, 2006 at 11:56 pm
Congratulations, Cin! That’s an amazing accomplishment. Good for you!
June 24th, 2006 at 12:28 pm
You Go Girl….and thanks for my parcel.
June 24th, 2006 at 4:45 pm
Thanks, everyone!
Barbara, hope that you liked what was in it. Thanks for mine too!
June 25th, 2006 at 1:50 pm
Congratulations! You must feel fantastic for having achieved this.
Right that’s it it’s off to the gym for me.
June 26th, 2006 at 7:00 pm
Cin, well done! It’s a great feeling to complete a half-marathon – I know I never thought I could run that far, and now I’ve done it twice…
Hope the parcel arrived safely – I’m drinking the rainforest tea you sent now!
June 27th, 2006 at 11:52 pm
wow!!! congrats!
June 28th, 2006 at 5:41 am
Congratulations! It is a fantastic feeling, isn t it?
Half marathons are the best: great distance without risking serious injury. But, you may get the “itch” to try the full… I did two half marathons in consecutive years then trained and completed my first full only two months ago.
Runnning is the best way to be able to enjoy great food (and surf the net for wonderful blogs like yours looking for inspiration)
June 28th, 2006 at 8:59 am
Belinda: I do feel great because I’ve achieved my goal!
Nico: Was just taking picture of it yesterday so thank you! I hope that you like everything that I sent too.
Valisa: Thanks so much!
sallyb: Welcome! Yes, great feeling and potentially addictive. I may very well go the full distance some time in the future but at this moment I don’t think I am brave enough!
June 28th, 2006 at 10:19 am
Just wanted to say that when I finished my first half, I had only ONE thought in my mind: NO WAY I could EVER try the full…
But, times passes, muscles heal, and….
June 30th, 2006 at 8:04 pm
That’s fantastic, Cin! I’ve been thinking about running marathon too, but never actually done it as I’m so lazy… Well done and I’m already looking forward to hearing about the next run