It’s a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. They have a group called “Team-In-Training” and they teach folks how to train for endurance athletic events while raising money for research!
Now this is a doubly amazing thing becuase I am not a runner. I’m barely a walker. I run like a cinderblock: slow, heavy, and with no momentum. But I’m already making a bit of progress so it’s cool.
Anyway, wish me luck, and if you want you can check out my website about it. It’s in my sig.
I’m properly impressed! I’m not a runner either, tho I used to have to run when I was in the Navy. Once or twice I briefly considered doing a 5K or 10K, then I sat down, had a snack, and got over it…
Still, I wish you the best of luck - it’ll be good for you and good for those who benefit from the funds raised. Yay, you!
Just practice on hills every so often. You’ll be great. Enjoy the training runs. Relax when you can, and look around you (this is a gorgeous area in summer/fall, take in the scenery.)
And on the day of the race, you won’t even notice - you’ll just dash to the end.
(Oh, if you haven’t already, check your shoes - I used to feel like I ran like a cinderblock, then I found “my shoes”, and I still ran like I’d taped cinderblocks to my feet, but I felt light and airy, makes a huge amount of difference.)
What amarinth said. If you are dedicated to the training, it won’t be tough. I did my first half-marathon in June and I can tell you that crossing the finish line is such a great feeling!
Good for you! I’ve signed up to compete in a charity golf tournament on Monday, even though I’ve played golf exactly three times since I graduated high school in 1989. I fully expect to be humiliated, but heck, it’s for charity, right?
(I should add that of course playing a lazy 18 holes while tugging around a cooler of beer is not even remotely in the league of running a half-marathon. I’m impressed as hell; I used to run regularly, but never approached anything over a 10K. Good luck!)
Thanks for the good wishes, everyone. I felt them. amarinth, the hills were definitely there, but not too bad. The training sure helped. Special thanks to the Dopers who made donations. That was a pleasant surprise, and much appreciated.
I’m probably going to do Anchorage in June. It’s kind of addicting!
