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Last year, before I was running, I did go up there and see the track and it is pretty much an oval, and the only time i remember people on it much was for the breast cancer walk they had one day. but i get pretty bored on tracks like that. Now,the gym, is BEAUTIFUL and the treadmills and...

Thanksgiving week, we will be on a cruise for 8 days. I was on this ship last year and there is a track on the top deck. 11 laps makes a mile. Do you vets think it would do better for me to train by running the track or just getting on the treadmill in the gym on the ship? I know it is just...

Frank that is really awesome! Congrats on the weight loss! That is part of why i started as well. Maybe one day I will be able to do a half in two hours!! My goal for my first one in Jan. is under three hours! Another tip and something I have learned- days when I think i am too tired- GO...

I don't think you are a jerk at all. And yes you are right, I am probably over worried, but it is just that this race and finishing it is so so important to me. I do not mean to ask five zillion questions about pacing, or seem obsessed, but i am really new to all of this- only been running...

i agree. when i did a 5k last weekend with a pace of 13.3, that was so amazing to me and just as big a victory as the guy who finished with a 6.5 pace! i think it is all relative depending on where you are in your running journey!

by using the run 1 walk 1 method, what kind of pace and finish time did you have for the half? I am wondering if i should try that as well.

Thanks!

Do you know of any 5k in or near Birmingham or Tuscaloosa next Saturday? Hubby and I are staying in Hoover for the Bama game and will get there Friday. We were thinking of running a race in the morning on Saturday since the game isn't until 5pm.

Today was my first time running without my husband with me in a LONG TIME. He was at a meeting and I didn't want to skip, so off I went. I did 3.2 miles and it felt very good. NO WALK BREAKS- which was a big victory for me!

Love reading all of these replies! It makes me feel a bit less intimidated knowing that even the vets will walk a little bit in a long race. My goal, since I have never done a half before, is to FINISH! I can run about four miles without a walk break, but for a distance like that, I will be...

I'm sure many would call what I do jogging, but to me, I run. What motivates me? Knowing that every step is another step towards good health and longevity and away from poor health and obesity. I couldn't care less how people clasify my runs, or how many stares I might get from the big...

Congrats on making the decision to get started! I can tell you that in January of 2009, I was 325 pounds and MISERABLE. I am almost six feet tall, and was fooling myself into thinking I was "just a big girl" I started off six weeks after my surgery walking one lap around the track at the...

All very interesting indeed.

According to the info on the runDisney site, there are no strollers allowed on the course for any of the races. My kids are running this one the day before Hubby and I do the half. The theme sounds fun for sure!

Between Holly's trip reports from last year's race and these reports on the Wine and Dine, i am getting REALLY excited for January!!!! PRAYING for warmer than last year temps though.

As you all know, I am the one OBSESSED with making sure I do not get swept during the half in January. I know a lady who did the race last year and was looking up her times online and noticed something interesting. The results page showed the last finisher coming in with a chip time of...

These are great pics everyone. I know this sounds silly, but all of you look like "real athletes"...if that makes sense. I am going to feel SO intimidated in January!! Maybe finishing this race will make me feel like a "real runner"...lol Reading all fo this does make me think my hubby and...

We are planning to do a 10k in November for the Senior Bowl, so maybe I will do well enough to have a time that keeps me out of the very last group. I think that would give me a little head start on the time thing wouldn't it? How many miles were in between water stations and was it water or...

First off, let me just say ROLL TIDE! (sorry, had to do that) I actually went to Tulane, but grew up a Bama fan thanks to my Grandpa and MY school really didn't have a football team! :ROFLOL: Secondly, I am just so impressed. I LOVED reading this report and seeing the photos. WOW, 12,000...

Figment, I am doing the 1/2 in January and am SURE I will have walk a bit of it. My goal is actually to run 3 walk 1 run 3 walk 1 etc. I am really worried about meeting the Disney pace of 16:00 once I figure in bathroom stops etc. Did you find tht walking you were able to meet the...