[Benzin]

darkpuppet,May 10 2009, 03:57 PM Wrote:Today I ran my 1st ever Half Marathon.

I woke up at 4:30 am this morning, grabbed my breakfast and headed out to Square One to line up with 8,000 other people to run the marathon.

My official chip time (the time from when I reached the start line and the time I crossed the finish) was 2 hours and 8 minutes -- considering I went from a total non-runner to completing a half marathon in 7 months and weighing about 240lbs, it's not a bad time... and I've been fighting an injury the last few weeks too.

you can see the official posting on sportstats.ca here

It was quite the experience.. running with thousands of other people -- people who run like toronto drivers -- and being cheered on by complete strangers is something else. 

I only have one pic -- will have to get it from my GF when I get a chance.

next on the list -- drop more weight and get faster....
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Congratulations!
If now you have 240 lbs how much did you weight 7 months ago? I'm trying to get an idea what would running do for me since I'm in my fourth week of running and trying to lose 40-50 lbs from 234 which I have now.