Doing a little running on Sunday
Last year (after I had Marty) I decided to run a 5k every month to get back in shape. I ended up running 15 5ks last year and by the December one I was really ready for a bigger challenge but wasn't sure exactly what. Well during my christmas vacation I stumbled on this blog (http://www.runsforcookies.com/2013/10/final-thoughts-on-hansons-marathon.html)
Now, I wasn't immediately sold on running a marathon; for heavens sake its 26.2 miles! But my company sponsors any employee who wants to run the Heart Mini races, so Jan 1st I started following Hansons Marathon Method figuring that it would prepare me for 13.1 miles just in time for the Heart Mini on March 16th and then I could stop training if I wanted to. It was pretty cold on race day but I finished in a somewhat respectable 2:45.
Well, the running wasn't so bad and the first 2.5 months of training had netted me a 15lb weight loss and I figured that if anything, I could keep running a little and maybe sign up for the Flying Pig halfMarathon and that should help me lose the last few pounds of baby weight. So I just kept following the schedule. And running. And running. After some significant peer pressure from running friends at work I signed up for the Flying Pig Half-Marathon.
So I might be crazy, but I'm pretty sure I'm ready. If anyone happens to be around Cincy on Sunday, I certainly wouldn't mind seeing friendly faces along the course or at the finish line 
As a side note I'm now down over 25lbs and lighter than I was when I graduated from high school. Probably time to put some muscle on after Sunday
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Way to go, Betsy!
If you aren't seeing it on Facebook, Betsy's live running status feed is here.
Link just says checking, but never resolves.
The website doesn't work but the app is posting live updates every mile on Facebook. Currently she's at mile 19
Thanks for all the speedy thoughts! I finished in 6:35. I was mentally done at mile 20 but managed to finish walking. I felt fantastic at the half-way point so I think in the future I will stick with half-marathons (I would have been just a hair over 2:30). But now I've done it once so I can say that I am a real marathoner.
Edit: I don't have my finish line pics yet but here is the one from the top of Mt Adams. Its the longest rise of the course over 350ft over 3 miles.
Awesome Betsy! I can't even imagine what it's like to run a 5k let alone an entire marathon.