Walkers | General Banter | Eeeee! Just completed my first walking half-marathon

Starfire

Starfire — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:21:22 +1300

Hi folks – I totally have to squee about this, and I hope all you walking-type folk don't mind me squeeing here: I just completed my first official walking half-marathon yesterday (the Molenberg SUB North Shore 21km), and I did it way quicker than I'd expected to be able to!...

AMM

AMM — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:46:10 +1300

Go fire!

muzzlin

muzzlin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:33:28 +1300

Starfire congratulations!! that feeling of self achievment will stay with you forever, Linda

Susan Devoy

Susan Devoy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:31:06 +1300

Crikey muzzlin wondering what you are doing up at 3 am probably a bit early for a morning walk but I agree huge congrats to starfire and the achievement will stay with you forever.
Absolutely awesome and has inspired me to get cracking and back to work on WW.
had...

Starfire

Starfire — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:58:48 +1300

Thanks, folks! I'm smiling hugely as I read all the congrats :-)

I have a load more events planned over the next few months – 2 more Molenberg Sub 21kms, the Botany Town Centre 10km, and the Orewa Half-Marathon as well – most of them have 5km versions available as...

Casual

Casual — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:18:29 +1200

Congrats. Am a bit late here I know – I did Taupo 1/2 (2006) flat couse in 3.30. That was my 1st walking one and it was raining. One of the girls (70yr old) I was walking with – her daughter who also did it, finished it, went for a...

bibskb

bibskb — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:06:42 +1200

Well done you! it is a great achievement to have completed something like this and to have done it in a time better than you were expecting is even better.

I completed the Buller Half Marathon this year and although I was incredibly sore afterwards I was so pleased with...

Lovetowalk

Lovetowalk — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:12:12 +1200

Hello and well done Starfire, you keep on training girl and aiming for the next one.
You have to have goals and then set them again and again to see if you can better you time. It is so rewarding.

I am a newbie to Wonder Walkers and I already...

Starfire

Starfire — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:17:56 +1200

Thanks guys! I had a 19.5km offroad trail "run" (I just walked most of it, and slow-ran every now and then when I thought my body could handle it) last weekend, and I'm possibly doing another on-road half-marathon, which will be my sixth this year, this weekend coming. So I'm...

SuzyV

SuzyV — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:17:44 +1200

Thanks girls for all the encouraging stories :-) Oh my gawd Starfire – if I can do half of what you do I will be very chuffed indeed :-) :-)

Starfire

Starfire — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:50:24 +1200

*soft smile* – you can *SO* do it, Suzy. Seriously – four years ago, I would have looked at you goggle-eyed if you'd suggested I'd be doing any kind of half-marathon, let alone training for (AND COMPLETING, WOOOOT!) a 100km walk.

But now here I am in 2011, realising that...