I am approaching my 3 year surgiversary in December.

I am a slow runner and for YEARS (i.e. about 3) I have been trying to get to/beat the 10:00 mile mark, despite running in several 10Ks and half marathons.

Today, I ran a 10:03 minute mile!

I am so thrilled! Marine corp is coming up, I fear the gauntlet (i.e. mile 17) and beating the bridge.  Just seeing that I am getting a bit faster is really confidence building!

Today, I am offically a runner!

Congrats skinny!! Marine Corp? Is that a competition?

im hovering around an 11 minutes when I really push myself. I find my start is slower; which is what tends to push my time closer to the 12 minute mile. 

Thrilled for your NSV and really feared for you in anything called Marine Corp.   A more gentle name, Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota is almost here; maybe you'll make a trip home for that some day?  Until then, congratulations. 

That's great! You must be so proud!

Awesome!! You go, girl!! I always wanted to be a runner but bad knees prevents me from ever being one. I have to stick to walking.

im very impressed! im the worlds slowest jogger/ walker myself usually i just catch up on old hbo episodes while i walk . im in vegas for a four day convention now which forces me to walk ten miles each day so hopefully ill be in better shape at the end :)

I used to be a bad/non-fast runner too (still am)!  Back when I was skinny, the first time, I could only run an 18:00.  Walkers could go faster than me!

But I keep working at it and DO see improvement from year to year so...

:)

'If it  is your dream to run dont give up!  In today's Jeff Galloway running group there were 12 people in the 14:00 pace group.  12.  So, running is what you make it!