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Welcome to the club MGee
Just memba when them pull the start gun/tape/rice/horn that you musnt mek di crowd energy mek you go faster than you need to. Mi always advice people to purposely make yourself go slower, then when the crowd drop off....start pick up the pace. Passing people weh blaze out the start is my favorite pass time. the excuses you hear as to why them fade off is
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MGee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i\ve walked a half marathon. on sunday i will run, not walk, a 5k and i'm so nervous my colon is seizing up. </div></div>
thanks, everyone. ran the race and feeling pretty good.
my time was 49:37, i was hoping for 45 or less, but the mounta pickney, seniors, walking people, wheelchairs etc. mi waina jog behind looking for an opening to pass them, i realize the personal best time thing wasnt gonna work. and i was fine with that. it wasnt truly a race, i realized, it was a fun outing for a lot of families, for co-workers (there were a number of corporate teams) and of course, countless charity supporters.
the winning 5K time was 15:37. that's like, one third my time. i guess that gives me a sense of what to shoot for, lol.
yes, ilpy - me text mi dawta when mi done di race and she tell me seh it was a 27 year old guy who died. very tragic. the first half marathon i walked back in 2005, smaddy drap dead in that one too. i do associate long races with death, that's why i dont go in untrained. even for a 5k.
the next race? well, this one is sort of the last for the toronto season, the next one is in march, a 30K that i'm going to skip (did it once and came in second last ). april is when things really get in gear in terms of the running season in these parts.
i still have a fair amount of weight to lose and i'm going to do my darndest to take at least another 20 pounds between now and January, when i hope to register for a 10K race and start training.
any running i do will be on my treadmill, for now, i guess. am gonna take up some skating lessons, and probably try skiing.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Twiney</div><div class="ubbcode-body">WTG MGee do any of your girls run?
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jussa see this, Twiney. No, neither dawta runs, not even the one who is studying kinesiology. she prefers short bursts on the treadmill and doing insanity workouts from a dvd, but distance running... no.
my doctor (who was very happy with my recent lifestyle choices) has two daughters who talked him into running the half marathon with them (he's an ultramarathoner himself). i felt a twinge of jealousy.
don't feel bad bout coming in second to last. mi had dat distinction in mi age group one time too and wah mek it bun mi even more is dat one octogenarian weh look ike him have scoliosis pass mi pon an incline inna di same race
better days will come. at least i was able to do a marathon a few months later in a respectable time (in my estimation)
Well done MG!! So proud of you! Your decision to make this step is inspiring.
Wish you much success in your weight loss journey. You are off to a good start and you have patience and dedication working for you already
had my first ice skating lesson yesterday. those first steps on the ice are terrifying. is like u foot dem a run weh wid u. so u first had to learn not to slide but "tap tap" your foot on the ice, to control your steps.
the teachers were very good. by the end of the class, i was skating the width of the rink in my own fashion. its all in the technique. however, the effort of trying not to fall made me sweat like a [censored].
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the excuses you hear as to why them fade off is 
that's like, one third my time. i guess that gives me a sense of what to shoot for, lol.
so when is the next one 
and wah mek it bun mi even more is dat one octogenarian weh look ike him have scoliosis pass mi pon an incline inna di same race 
is like u foot dem a run weh wid u. so u first had to learn not to slide but "tap tap" your foot on the ice, to control your steps.
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