Comments on: Race Report: (My First) Frederick 1/2 Marathon!

By: joggersl

joggersl — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:36:02 +0000

Trust me when I tell you that you can TOTALLY run a 1/2. I honestly think that [barring any significant health problems], anyone can do a 1/2 marathon. I believe that I trained for 12 weeks.

I’ll be doing the Myrtle Beach 1/2 Marathon in February, as well as the Virginia Beach Shamrock 1/2 in March, and I’ll be doing the Galloway (walk/run) method for both of those. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. =)

By: cbrazas

cbrazas — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 01:47:00 +0000

I just read this as I wasn’t a reader last year. I’m seriously considering running a half. How long did you train before this race? It’s good to know that you lived, and your pace makes me think that I too could finish.

By: Back to Square 1 | Jogger’s Life

Back to Square 1 | Jogger’s Life — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:08:52 +0000

[...] I even finished that first race, I signed up for an even longer race that I REALLY had no business [...]

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[...] flaky, and I like to consider myself an accidental overachiever. I’ll try anything (15K, 1/2 marathon, marathon, cooking Kabocha Squash, kickboxing), and I normally suck at everything. However, the [...]

By: Jogging Stroller Or Bust. | Jogger’s Life

Jogging Stroller Or Bust. | Jogger’s Life — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:51:49 +0000

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By: Weekly Training Update! | Jogger's Life

Weekly Training Update! | Jogger's Life — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:26:02 +0000

[...] This week’s long run will be 10 miles on Saturday. It’ll be my longest run since The Frederick 1/2! [...]

By: Hai

Hai — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:44:16 +0000

LOL awesome race report. It was a fun read Especially the farting incident. Poor guy must’ve been miserable.

Congrats on finishing your first 1/2 marathon. EVERYONE deserved their medal for running in that kind of weather.

By: Thoughtful Thursday | Jogger's Life

Thoughtful Thursday | Jogger's Life — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:49:07 +0000

[...] By “better”, I mean faster. By faster, I mean not competing with walk/runners and farting walkers. No doubt that I’m chronically slow, but I thought I had come to terms with that fact, and [...]

By: sian

sian — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:06:02 +0000

Hey, congrads! and thanks for stopping by our site. One of the GGS girls just did the 1/2 marathon in vancouver bc on Sat. – I don’t think she got out of bed on sunday. Look fwd to your tweets and posts !

By: gqh

gqh — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:01:04 +0000

Way to go, sister! Congrats on the PR!

Farts are inherently funny, of course, but funnier still in stressful situations.

Great report and nice pix, too.