Posts Tagged With: half-marathon
My Half Marathon of the Season Announced
After searching for 3 half marathons for this summer that I can walk, and have support for my likely finish in the realm of 4 hours, I have come up short. It is that request to have support 4 hours that seems to be the killer. I have decided if I only do two then I am [...]
My Favorite Training Plan
Every sport requires a training plan to perform at your best. Distance walking is a sport and it too requires a training plan. As I plan for another summer walking half marathons I have pulled out my training schedule from last year. I choose this schedule because it works around the fact that I have a “real job” that [...]
Found!
Finally I have good news to report I have found my fall half marathon. I going to finish my 2011 season in September with the Sweathouse Half Marathon in Victor, Montana. I got an email this telling me they “welcome walkers. ” What a breath of fresh air! I am still trying to find an early season [...]
Will I Do It Again?
Last year I did my first half marathon. In spite of the snow and howling wind outside right now I am starting to think about the possibilities of doing another half-marathon or two or three and improving my personal best time. As a walker one has to look for races that support you walking. I [...]
What Next?
When I got home from my trip to Choteau I found 2 new pairs of training pants that had been on back order arrived One pair of pants had made laundry a logistical timing event and I had decided that a couple more were necessary a while back. . Is this a sign of what [...]
Cross That Off the List
Yahoo! I finished my first half-marathon. I wanted to finish my first half-marathon walking an average of 20 minute miles. I walked across the finish line in Choteau Montana 4 hours and 2 minutes after I started. That means that I walked 13.1 miles averaging 18.5 minute miles. I walked the Grizzly Marathon in Choteau, [...]
Thanks to All Who Contributed to My Support System
I choose to share my quest for a half-marathon here as an accountability for myself. They say when we tell others we are more likely to finish or complete that task. I was hoping that would be true for me. This task seemed an impossibility for someone of my size. Sharing my goal here has [...]
One Week and Counting
I am in my last week of training for walking my 1st half-marathon. It has been a long hard journey. I used a training schedule that I found online. It is a great schedule for folks undertaking their first half-marathon and folks who don’t have a lot of time. It has been a great one [...]
Dress for Success – Half Marathon Style
I used to work for a Fortune 500 company and was an entry-level manager. I used to dress for success every single day. I have decided that “dress for success” also applies to walking a 1/2 marathon. That may not strike you as odd, but I am a plus sized woman. Not a little big, [...]
Training for My Half-Marathon in the Midwest
We are visiting family in the Midwest and my training for the half-marathon goes on. It has been hard. Finding time isn’t the issue, though that is hard on a day when you spend 13 hours in the car. Humidity and heat have been the issue. Those are two non-issues in Montana. I haven’t been [...]
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