We Did It!
Filed Under: Thriving
On Sunday, in 40-degree weather, overcast skies and occasional sprinkles, my sister and I walked 13.1 miles in the Philadelphia Half Marathon. Here we are after crossing the finish line.
Philly is one of the few marathons that allows walkers, so my sister and I decided to give it a try this year. We did much better than I expected. It was my first marathon and I didn’t train as much as I could have. The longest I had ever walked was 10 miles.
I wasn’t in it to “race,” but once I got going it was so easy to get competitive. Every mile marker had a clock, so we soon began challenging ourselves to go the next mile faster. We even started running a bit and once did a 12-minute mile. And while there weren’t that many people on the streets cheering (I suspect the unpleasant weather kept many indoors), those who were really made us feel great about our accomplishment.
My goal was to finish in 4 hours. My official time was 3:30! As soon as we saw the finish line and realized we could make it in 3 1/2 hours, we started running. It was an awesome feeling crossing that finish line and I’m so proud of us.
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Jill - GlossyVeneer | Nov 20, 2007 | Reply
Congratulations! That is a huge accomplishment. Do you think you’ll attempt more of them in the future?
Alex | Nov 20, 2007 | Reply
Who-Hoo! We ROCK!
Sleeping Mommy | Nov 20, 2007 | Reply
Congratulations! I saw you posting about it on twitter at the time and thought, how cool!
Dana | Nov 20, 2007 | Reply
Congratulations! That is a tremendous accomplishment and I’m glad you were up to it!
Henry Cate | Nov 21, 2007 | Reply
Congratulations.
Now are you tempted to do it again? Faster?
Angela, Mother Crone | Nov 21, 2007 | Reply
Good for you! It looks like you had a great time,, despite the weather!
Amy | Nov 21, 2007 | Reply
WOW! I’m so proud of you guys too! No way I could go 13.1 miles, walking or not! Awesome job
Sarah | Nov 21, 2007 | Reply
Wow, impressive - well done!
Jess | Nov 21, 2007 | Reply
That is wonderful. Great job!!
carmen | Nov 23, 2007 | Reply
That is AWESOME. i’m a first time reader here. I did my first half in September, tearing my IT band in my leg on mile 3. I kept up and finished it.
Doesn’t it feel awesome?
Mrs. Flinger | Nov 27, 2007 | Reply
Congrats!! Totally cool. I’ll be doing it one day myself.
Liz | Nov 27, 2007 | Reply
Congratulations, you guys! Totally cool and you SHOULD be very, very proud of yourselves. Happy Thanksgiving, however belated.
Wendy Piersall | Nov 27, 2007 | Reply
Thats a HUGE accomplishment! Congratulations!! Now that you have done this - what other things can you conquer?!
dana | Nov 28, 2007 | Reply
Congrats on the marathon! That is a big achievement. Congrats to you both!
Elizabeth | Nov 29, 2007 | Reply
Congratulations! I can’t even imagine walking 13 miles.
motherofbun | Nov 29, 2007 | Reply
Yeay YOU! What a great accomplishment. Congrats.
workout mommy | Dec 3, 2007 | Reply
congratulations! I’m glad you had such a fun time. Are you ready for another?
jenn desjardins | Dec 11, 2007 | Reply
Congratulations! Late or not as I am! It is an awesome rush crossing that finish line! Have been there, ran the Little Rock 1/2 marathon 2 years ago, just me myself and I! Keep it up, nothing makes you feel stronger! Jenn
Ruth MacCarthaigh | Dec 19, 2007 | Reply
Very well done, I am impressed. I walked the Dublin mini marathon (6 miles) here in Ireland 3 times and it almost finished me!!!
I got the medals though!!!