Marathon Tuesdays: T-96 Days until Marathon Sunday

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Welp, I did it. I officially survived the first half of marathon training. Two weeks ago, I went out and ran 13.1 miles on a perfectly gorgeous morning.

When I was finished, I made Jason drive me over to the running shoe store so I could buy one of those 13.1 stickers for my car. And then we were passed on the highway by a dusty beater with a 70.3 sticker.

Possibly it was a reminder from above that there is still much work to be done. And possibly it was just a fantastically hilarious coincidence.

More realistically, it was simply proof that there are people out there who are totally &^%$#@! crazy. Because 70.3 miles?!

BUT I DID NOT LET THAT STOP ME. I now have a 13.1 sticker.

September, in numbers that no one cares about but me:
Miles – 81.88
Time – 44+ hours (!)
Avg Speed – 4.2 mph
Calories burned – 11,761

I’ve run nearly 260 miles in 2013, 184 of those since training officially started in June. Not too shabby for a fat girl who likes to drink and cook and eat! And then drink some more. And then swear off drinking forever. And then unswear it off 3 days later because… hey look, it’s beer! And I’ve kinda earned it 🙂

14 comments… add one
  • That is amazing! I wish I could just do 3 miles without walking. Great Job! You are an inspiration.

  • Mellybrown

    Fantastic!!

  • Way to go!! That is so incredible, you should be super proud of yourself!

  • That is so awesome! I totally care about those numbers. I think they’re inspirational 🙂

  • Way to go!! You are killing it! Shane is one of those crazy people with the 70.3 stickers on his car (and actually now he’s got 140.6 from his Ironman too) – insane.

  • Yes!!! I am so so so so happy for you!! You are doing amazingly.

    And I always try to swear off alcohol for every marathon. And then I want beer. Sigh.

  • savannah s

    i mean technically there’s only 13.1 miles of running in that 70.3 miles, so i wouldn’t worry about it:) (and i say this as one of those crazy people who did a half ironman for my 21st birthday last year:))

  • You give me hope Shawnda!!

    I have a plan. Keep posting cause I’m needing someone to keep me going!!

  • Rebecca A.

    13.1 is awesome! Curious, have you shed pounds or inches in all thus training?

    P. S. Beer is a good carb so don’t feel bad for having one or two.

  • You are SO awesome!!

  • tara

    Is that a garmin you have ? Do you like it ? what variety do you have ? maybe you’ve already done a post on this and i missed it ? i’m considering getting my boyfriend one for xmas that’s why i’m asking so many questions ; )

    • It is! It’s the Forerunner 610. I like it a lot. I have the footpod and heartrate strap for it as well. My one wishlist item is that it communicated with an app on my phone. Totally unnecessary feature 🙂 But some of the newer Garmins might do this.

  • I am in AWE! I’d love to do a half (or even a 5K) but …. I kinda like my couch and bed.

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