QUOTE (Trautwein's Degree @ Dec 13 2009, 08:24 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=2727682
Awesome job, sass. How much have you improved since your first half?
Thanks! Prior to 2007, I could barely run one mile without stopping. My first half in Nov 2007 was a 2:12.
My most recent PR before today was 1:48:49 from back in March.
I know there are a ton of faster runners out there, (and marathon runners who scoff at those who run halves, one of whom I met this weekend) but the fact that I've always been asthmatic and completely unathletic makes a 1:45 pretty special for me. I certainly never thought that was something I could do. As I've said several times before in this thread, I can't even imagine my life without running, which is totally surreal.
Traut, I've missed lots of posts in this thread, but you're new at half marathons and somewhat new to running, right? If so, enjoy the next couple of years. Your first couple years of races are the most fun because you're just getting stronger and stronger and constantly setting new PRs as you shave off minutes. Eventually, it becomes harder to keep improving so drastically, which I think is where I find myself right now. But you've got some fun years ahead of you.
Awesome job, sass. How much have you improved since your first half?
Thanks! Prior to 2007, I could barely run one mile without stopping. My first half in Nov 2007 was a 2:12.
My most recent PR before today was 1:48:49 from back in March.
I know there are a ton of faster runners out there, (and marathon runners who scoff at those who run halves, one of whom I met this weekend) but the fact that I've always been asthmatic and completely unathletic makes a 1:45 pretty special for me. I certainly never thought that was something I could do. As I've said several times before in this thread, I can't even imagine my life without running, which is totally surreal.
Traut, I've missed lots of posts in this thread, but you're new at half marathons and somewhat new to running, right? If so, enjoy the next couple of years. Your first couple years of races are the most fun because you're just getting stronger and stronger and constantly setting new PRs as you shave off minutes. Eventually, it becomes harder to keep improving so drastically, which I think is where I find myself right now. But you've got some fun years ahead of you.