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i did it!!! my first half marathon :)

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i am addicted! finished in 1:57 minutes.. was holding in throw up for about 6 miles... which proceeded to come out after finishing . think i drank too much gatorade which i never drink... so i proved that like many runners say... never try anything new during the race,,
either way i did it !! i am officiallly a "runner". 
cant wait to do another race ! maybe a full marathon next year!????
running has helped me drop weight too!!! love it! :)
2 more pounds to lose and i will go try on wedding dresses!
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    Yay!  congrats!  That's amazing!
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    Congratulations! That is a really awesome time for your first half too!

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    hey dewing . i am going to try and do a marathon next year. it looks like you are an avid runner . have you run a marathon? any training advice? 
    going to do a few more halfs in between and try to improve the time!!! think i can cut i down to 8 minute miles as i can get that easy when i run 7-8 miles.. just need to train harder

    but definitely addicted to racing and running as of today so i see a marathon in my future! any tips would be awesome :)
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    Congratulations! Great time!
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  • kpdorrkpdorr member
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    Excellent running!!
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    that's amazing!! congrats :)
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  • firewaterxfirewaterx member
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    Thanks guys! any tips to prevent that nausious feelings during a long run!?

     i think i should not have drank gatorade because i never used it before? i was so sick after mile 7 . the only real different thing i did was drink gatorade .. oh and eat bread the night before.. maybe next time not eat all those crabs if i normally dont ?

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  • andykoryandykory member
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    Thats awesome!! CONGRATS!! I am running in the Disney marathon next February, I'm so nervous/ excited! What kind of training did you do??
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    Congrats!  You rock! 
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_getting-shape_i-did-it-my-first-half-marathon?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:238Discussion:ca6f820e-20c2-4984-99a7-e32650c47319Post:9f0e11d3-365a-4c46-b0d1-a9f4aebaf851">Re: i did it!!! my first half marathon :)</a>:
    [QUOTE]hey dewing . i am going to try and do a marathon next year. it looks like you are an avid runner . have you run a marathon? any training advice?  going to do a few more halfs in between and try to improve the time!!! think i can cut i down to 8 minute miles as i can get that easy when i run 7-8 miles.. just need to train harder but definitely addicted to racing and running as of today so i see a marathon in my future! any tips would be awesome :)
    Posted by firewaterx[/QUOTE]

    The marathon distance and greater is the only race my medical team will not allow.  I'm allowed to do 13.1 mile races and training runs of 15 miles. I've run everything from 5k to half marathon though. I've done triathlon, and distance cycling as well. Are you doing speed work? What about temp runs? Hill repeats? More running will make you faster, but you're already running pretty quick. I run about a 1:55 half right now on my own. Things dont always line up for me race day. I'll be running a few halfs next spring to make that official. Right now I'm focusing on the half ironman for charity.
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    Congratulations!!!

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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_getting-shape_i-did-it-my-first-half-marathon?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:238Discussion:ca6f820e-20c2-4984-99a7-e32650c47319Post:40659c82-ecbd-4b46-a55f-fa98cb55f2df">Re: i did it!!! my first half marathon :)</a>:
    [QUOTE]Thanks guys! any tips to prevent that nausious feelings during a long run!?  i think i should not have drank gatorade because i never used it before? i was so sick after mile 7 . the only real different thing i did was drink gatorade .. oh and eat bread the night before.. maybe next time not eat all those crabs if i normally dont ?
    Posted by firewaterx[/QUOTE]

    <div>Congrats on that time. That really is impressive for a first half. I'm about to do my second, and if I can get a time like that, it would be quite a happy day for me.</div><div>As far as the nausea, just like you "train in" the speed, you have to "train in" the Gatorade; try it with shorter runs, cut it with water if you need to, slowly increase.</div><div>However, you might find it's just not the right fuel for you. Personally I can't drink the shiit in races. I can, however, handle GU gels, which taste godawful but I feel they do the trick for me in terms of replenishing that Gatorade does. One every 35/40 minutes for any run over an hour. I haven't tried it, but I've also read that coconut water works just as well as Gatorade, so there's another option.</div><div>Good luck!</div>
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