What did I just do?????

Oh my gosh, I am shaking like a leaf right now! You all might remember one of my goals for this year is to run a half marathon, right? So I thought, what better way to train for it than to sign up for a 5K race! This morning I signed up for a 5K race on April 15th! Am I nuts or what???? I've started running on the treadmill at the gym and the most I've done is almost 2 miles. And a 5K is about 3 miles so I have to get my butt in gear to get ready for this. I'm so scared and nervous! I would NEVER had thought about doing this a year ago when I weighed over 300 pounds! But I'm committed now ... I'm going to run a 5K race in April!!!!! AHHHH! Deanna

Congrats Deanna.. that is so cool.. and you will make it too.. you're almost there already....

How funny....I just did the same thing! I signed up for a 5K on April 1st! I am not a runner so I started training yesterday. Doesn't help that it's the world's fastest 5K where many World Records have been set! I found a pretty good beginner training schedule on-line...forgot the address but it was titled "training to run a 5K if you've never run before" or something similiar. Good Luck and WE can do it!!!! Trish

Hi Trish! That is soooooo cool! I can't believe we both signed up for 5ks! How funny! I also printed off a training chart and I start that next week. It's something similar I'm sure ... it's for 5ks for beginners. Hopefully it'll help! Good luck to you! Let me know how you're doing!!! Deanna

Deanna - I did a 5K in December - It was so much fun - I did not run the whole thing, but just doing 5K was an accomplishment. Last April I wasn't able to complete a one mile walk. It was one of my wow moments. Enjoy Gaye

woohoo i'm proud a*****h for you. In March i'll be walking a half marathon (13 miles) for woman with woman and about woman! I'll tell you how it goes as i get more into the training, we're really hot poop now aren't we?! ANDI

Andi, good for you! There is a "Hippie Chick" half marathon I'd like to try and run this year ... all women sort of thing too. And yes, we are hot poop! Deanna

OMG you are my hero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got a treadmill for my birthday in Dec so I can "learn" to run...I am not anywhere near a marathon.. (I have a bad hip from birth)... but someday........

Very cool. You are more ambitious than I am! I can't even imagine half a marathon. I am going to do a 5K, but I am waiting until Labor day to give me more time. I walk/run 5K at the gym about 4 days a week, but can only run for 15 minutes of the 45 it takes me to complete. Good luck. we are cheering for you!