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Holy cow, that's fast! My 16mins/mile speed with C25K includes 10 mins of walking, but still. Great job!!

It might have been a fluke but I'm pretty proud nonetheless!! Today's jog/walk was slower, about 14min/mil, but I'm gonna chalk that up to being sore from my first day of yoga yesterday lol

Thanks!! Congrats on your progress too!!

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So I did my first run on Saturday. 2mi.

Place (women): 64 Time: 27:36 Pace: 13:48

My time was so much better than I thought it'd be! :D And I could have kept going. Which is a good thing, because I'm signing up for my first 5K - 8/15.
Also, I'm so freaking proud of my husband. He's hasn't had surgery, but he's been supporting me every step of the way and getting healthier too. He's down 60+lbs to 215 now.
Place (men) 102 Time: 21:53 Pace: 10:56

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Sunday I will be doing my longest duathlon so far. 5K run 30K bike and another 5K run. Did my last push of training this morning. I know I will likely be the slowest but I know I will finish!

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First 5K tomorrow. So freaking excited!

Also registered for a 5K 9/12 and a mini marathon (4 miles) 11/23. Signing up for these runs well in advance is a real motivator. I'll make my one year surgiversary 12/10, so the mini-marathon is perfect timing.

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I agree - signing up ahead is great incentive. Today I did my first 5k since my surgery three and a half months ago (the one I walked three years ago doesn't feel like it counts any more!). My time today was kinda lousy, but I met my goal of finishing in under an hour and without injury or pain. My pace was 15.17/mile and 47.02 total, so my goal for the next month is to get to 5k in under 40 minutes. Unfortunately I work on Sunday mornings, and at least half the runs out there are on Sundays -- still, that leaves the other half!

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I'm looking to do my first 1/2 marathon in February. I've never done any sort of marathon but I really want to try. Does anyone have any tips in terms of nutrition? I'm 2 months post-op with RNY.

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For me it's all about walking, hiking and backpacking and where the next adventure is going to take me. For the last 6 months I have been training for a recent backpacking trip to Colorado. We had a blast! Now I am training for an easier trip to the Ouachita Mountains next month. I love the outdoors!! Always looking for a new adventure. Next year my wife and I are planning some hikes in the Smoky Mountain National Park and a small segment of the Appalachian Trail.

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Just... Life! :-)

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Run Disney at Disneyland this weekend!! 5k and 10k!!!

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My daughter is training a team for the local Tough Mudder here - which I've wanted to do since i learned about them. She's pushing me to pick one and train for it, so i'm thinking Chicago May 9-10 in 2015. Anyone else interested?

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I completed and rocked the Dirty Girl 5K mud run a few weeks ago.

Onward: I signed up for the Tunnel-to-Towers 5K in NYC at the end of September, a local neighbors 5K on raise funds for her son'a medical condition in October and the Baltimore Color Run 5K in November. I also want to do the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning at my parents place in NY.

Lots of plans and big plans to rock them all!! :)

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Just finished disneyland 5k and 10k last weekend! Another 10k this weeknd, then Ragnar relay race the weekend of the 20th and then a half marathon in October!!!!! Maybe my second triathalon in November!

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I am 60 days out and I just finished a Diva Dash yesterday. It was extremely difficult but excellent training for the Sparta Race this November.

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My second 5K event starts at 6:50 tonight. I'm confident that I'll beat my best time (46 minutes).

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