Oh, ladies, I'm sorry I haven't been around lately. Work has been absolutely crazy! But you gals are absolutely WONDERFUL!
Anyhow, I did it! Here's my race report and a picture. The photo is incredibly embarrassing, but I figure one day they'll give me something to look back to. And oh, BTW, this is *after* I've lost 40 pounds. Although I do think it's cool you can see my quads (on the outside of my legs).
My big goal going into this race was to jog the entire distance -- something I've never done. In September, when I got a personal trainer, I told him that my goal was to go under 40 minutes in this 5K. At the time I weighed 253 pounds.
And today, I jogged 5 miles. Incredibly slow, but 5 miles nonetheless. Amazing.
Race report:
Distance: 5K
Finish time: 39:20
Age group rank: 46/46. Oh, well. This race was a major victory for me.
For the first mile, I planned to take it very easy. I wanted my watch to read 12:45 to 13 minutes at the 1-mile mark, and I was at 12:45 at the marker. For the second mile, I wanted to keep my HR under 172, and I did perfectly until the water break. My HR spiked to 179, but I slowed down and was able to bring it back down without taking a walking break.
The stadium finish was awesome, and I could see the clock. I set a new PR by 1 minute from December. I also jogged the entire distance.
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05-05-2007, 05:33 PM #1
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~ Susie
"Keep plugging along. The finish line is getting closer with every step. When you see it, you won't remember that you are hurting, that anything has gone wrong, or just how slow or fast you are.
You will just know that you are going to finish and that was what you set out to do."
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05-05-2007, 05:49 PM #2
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Yahoo Susie!!!!
I'm so proud of you. Congratulations! I knew you'd do it. You just keep on inspiring me to do better and go further.
And just think, I knew you "when". 
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05-05-2007, 05:57 PM #3
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Way to go OTG. That is soooooooo awesome, what a victory!!
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05-05-2007, 06:41 PM #4
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WOOHOO! Congrats, OTG! GREAT job.
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05-05-2007, 07:14 PM #5
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WOW!!!! You are truly an inspiration!! Thanks for posting the pic (and you look beautiful, strong, and healthy). You've made amazing changes, and it really shows!!!!
Soooooo very proud of you!!! You did it!!!! Congrats, again!!!Check out my running blog: www.turtlepacing.blogspot.com
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05-05-2007, 08:52 PM #6
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great job OTG!!! congrats!!! you did so good!!! keep up the good work!!!
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05-06-2007, 02:15 AM #7
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Susie,
Awesome Job. You should be really proud of yourself. You are doing so well. Keep up the great work.
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05-06-2007, 12:09 PM #8
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Great job Suzie!!! I agree that you look great on that pic, like you could keep going and going and going!
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05-06-2007, 01:09 PM #9
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You're doing great, improving all the time and achieving what you want. who could ask for more? Congratulations
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05-07-2007, 03:03 PM #10
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Congratulations! What a great accomplishment!
I totally agree. Looks like you finished strong. When I finished my first 5k I felt and looked like I might pass out.
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