Why just knock something off the bucketlist when it can also impact others for a great cause? In this spirit, I will be running in the Novi Half Marathon to benefit Living Hope International Orphange in Ndola, Zambia! I'm trying to raise $8,000 for the organization.

I trained for the half-marathon for over 10 weeks, but the last two weeks were injury prone due to severe shin splints and calf cramps. Praise God, by the last week all of the issues faded away and I was able to run the race in 1:44, finishing 3rd in my age group!! My legs are dead now, but I loved the race and felt awesome finishing strong!

Fundraising website: http://www.razoo.com/HopeForZambia

Race website: http://www.novihalfmarathon.com/

Ran my first half-marathon on June 15, 2014 in Brooklyn! Ran it in 2 hours and 26 minutes. Goal is to run it in 2 hours. 

Share sport passion with other runners. Be a part of big sport event. To achieve impossible. Pushing my own limits. Get lost weight.

I ran my first half marathon at the Rock N Roll Half Marathon Series St.Louis

It started raining while on my nightly run and I figured, since I'm soaked already, well I may as well get the most out of it!

Then I realised blisters are a thing.

I'll plan the next one a bit better.

 I ran the Disney Princess Half Marathon in February of 2011.

The weather was fantastic (17 degrees) and there was a huge crowd along the way. After 15km I could pass the pace walker for 1:35 and finished @ 1:34:14. An awesome experience!

21K completados!! que alegría ver que sí se puede.

Completed the Big D Texas Marathon April 6! Ran it in the rain. Time 3:02, pace 13:54, best mile 10:00.  

 Two Oceans Half Marathon

My goal was to finish it before streets were opened! aaand I did it! :D haha

 Ran my first half marathon along the cliff walk!

Missed the start gun, got lost twice but I didn't stop and I finished it :D 

Glad I did a half but now its on to a full marathon!

 Wasn't sure I could do it, but I made it in 2 hours and 23 minutes! The last few miles were pretty brutal, and I had to walk for some of it.

Completed on the Outward Bound course in Anakiwa!!! I had my team Rutherford 596 run with me and cheer me over the finish line! I took 2hr 40mins which was a great time for me!

I've run a half-marathon I feel I can overcome any challenge!

It was on the beach. Great experience, but very hard for me. It's done, challenge completed but never to repeat.

My company started up a running team in the summer of 2017, with the goal to help people to get out and start running either for the first time, or train again after an injury. Our goal as a team was to run in the San Jose Rock and Roll Half Marathon or 10k event. I chose the half-marathon as my goal, because I wasn't sure if I could manage it, and it would be a stretch. As a company team, we trained three times per week, increasing our mileage and speed every week. As the date got closer, my husband also joined me in this goal! On Sunday, October 8, we rode our tandem bicycle downtown and joined the team early in the morning to prepare for the race. The weather was beautiful, lots of music, plenty of cheering kids, and beautiful neighborhoods to run through. We got off the starting line around 8:30, and made it to the finish line in 2 hours and 40 minutes, a slow and easy pace that made the entire experience enjoyable. What a great accomplishment!

I had justified my physical laziness with my academic success, but after gaining 10kg at uni, I realised that I had to start exercising. I decided to run a half marathon. This was major and/or stupid, because I had never run more than 10min in my entire life up to that point! The training was awful, but I persevered. Five months later, I completed the Knysna Forest Half-Marathon in 2h40. This redefined me - I am athletic, I am strong and I am capable of so much more than I think I am. The real success came a few months later - the memory still stands out: me at the centre of a group of classmates - standing tall and strong, bubbling over with laughter and FEELING FREE AND WORTHY.