I did it!

Stina51286 · October 2012

I completed my first marathon! It was HELL though. It rained the whole time. There were so many hills, and my old knee injury acted up from the hills. I had limestone in my shoes when I finished and almost vomited while running past a dairy farm because it smelled so bad. I finished though so that is all that matters. The next time I do another, I will definitely not sign up for one with a ton of hills, that sucked.

Before picture (back from May)

After Picture (21 weeks later)

It was a Halloween Run so we wore tutus!

lovelyheather · October 2012

Congrats Stina! I love your tutus, so fun!

Peaseblossom55 · October 2012

That is so awesome, definitely something to be proud of congrats!

peekaboo2011 · October 2012

CONGRATS!!!!!

buddysmom80 · October 2012

Good job! I give anyone credit who does a marathon! I'm training for a 5k and I'm not so much a runner.

Running by cow fields....interesting lol. Was the whole marathon near dairy farms or just one portion? The 5k I'm going to be running is does a loop around our major airport, I don't know if jet fumes will help with running lol.

Elle1036 · October 2012

Congrats! I was wondering how it went!

You should come do the Houston marathon. Flatter than a dead man's EKG.

fizzylemonade · October 2012

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[QUOTE]Congrats! I was wondering how it went! You should come do the Houston marathon. <strong>Flatter than a dead man's EKG.</strong>
Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]

Haha.

Congrats!!

lovelyheather · October 2012

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[QUOTE]Good job! I give anyone credit who does a marathon! <strong>I'm training for a 5k and I'm not so much a runner.</strong> Running by cow fields....interesting lol. Was the whole marathon near dairy farms or just one portion? The 5k I'm going to be running is does a loop around our major airport, I don't know if jet fumes will help with running lol.
Posted by buddysmom80[/QUOTE]

This was me about a year and a half ago. Now I love running. It killed me not being able to run while I was sick in September.

LaSak87 · October 2012

Congrats! That is so awesome. I'm just starting to get back into running so you can be my motivation

suzie211 · October 2012

Congrats lady!!!

Stina51286 · October 2012

Buddy, the marathon was down in Madison, WI so there are farms basically every where. A good stretch of the run was in the country, the other parts were in a conservation area, and the rest was in town.

Elle- That would be awesome, however, I am not sure how my body would like TX heat. My last half it was 90* and they cancelled the race 2.5 hours in.

dewingedpixie · October 2012

Congratulations again Lady

Dont be afraid of hills, you'll get stronger each race!

msuprincess04 · October 2012

Woohoo! Awesome race!

Elle1036 · October 2012

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[QUOTE]Buddy, the marathon was down in Madison, WI so there are farms basically every where. A good stretch of the run was in the country, the other parts were in a conservation area, and the rest was in town. <strong>Elle- That would be awesome, however, I am not sure how my body would like TX heat. My last half it was 90* and they cancelled the race 2.5 hours in</strong>.
Posted by Stina51286[/QUOTE]

Haha. That's why the Houston marathon is in January. You'd be fine.

lovelyheather · October 2012

The Bayshore Marathon in Traverse City, MI is supposed to be a really flat and fast course. I am considering doing the half marathon they offer next year. It is either that or one closer to home that is kind of hilly. I want the flat course, but the entry fee is literally twice as much for the Bayshore ($80 instead of $40). So I'm not sure.

cu97tiger · October 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I did it! : Haha. That's why the Houston marathon is in January. You'd be fine.
Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]

<div>Jess did the half back in 2009. It was 40 and rainy. I got cold just looking at the pics!</div><div>
</div><div>Stina - I've told you this already but GREAT JOB!! You had some obstacles and you overcame them. Be proud of yourself :)</div>

Stina51286 · October 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I did it! : Haha. That's why the Houston marathon is in January. You'd be fine.
Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]

Well how warm does it get there in January? I may need it, we'll be around 10* or less with tons of snow.

Swazzle · October 2012

Congrats! That's super impressive!

ravenray · October 2012

Congrats! That is such a big accomplishment

leia1979 · October 2012

That's amazing! Good job!

I think a half marathon would kill me.

Vintagelove4 · October 2012

Congrats!!

Stina51286 · October 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: I did it! : Jess did the half back in 2009. It was 40 and rainy. I got cold just looking at the pics! <strong>Stina - I've told you this already but GREAT JOB!! You had some obstacles and you overcame them. Be proud of yourself :)</strong>
Posted by cu97tiger[/QUOTE]

Thanks again! It was great seeing a message from you shortly after I got done running!

Now that I am back to normal pain wise (well except for my blistered toes) I am thinking of the next one to do! I've talked to Dewinged about a program called Team In Training and I have contacted my local program for that for more information. If I do it, my second full will be in May.

tkingrqueen · October 2012

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[QUOTE]Congrats! I was wondering how it went! You should come do the Houston marathon. Flatter than a dead man's EKG.
<p>Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]</p><p> </p><p>LOL i was gonna say something like this but i'm not that clever. haha and congrats Stina that is AWESOME!!</p>

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