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I just ran half a marathon

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ECB
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Fuck yea

under 2 hours, I'm pumped


A year ago I was near 250 pounds, you know, eheath weight

Now i'm 200 (I'm 6'4) and I'm fucking pumped


Yes I deserve to brag to NS, so fuck all ya!
And on that note, my next goal is to run a full marathon, under 4 hours of course. I'm setting the time April-May somewhere in there

Any advice? I'll gladly take it
Any hate? Fuck you I ran half a marathon and you haven't!

And this is what I think of the haters:

Jan 29 2012 3:13PM
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p-nutt
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yah budddy! feels good doesn't it
Jan 29 2012 3:15PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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did you do half a backflip when you were done?
Jan 29 2012 3:15PM
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Good_Deed
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Jan 29 2012 3:15PM
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Relish_man
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What does your cousin live 13 miles from your house and your car was at the garage?
Jan 29 2012 3:16PM
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ECB
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Almost, if I could I would have. I threw my fist up and I've just been in such a great fucking mood since then! I'm making the best out of no snow and 50 degree winter haha
Jan 29 2012 3:17PM
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ECB
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Jan 29 2012 3:17PM
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.AR6rider.
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Congrats! My girlfriend runs marathons/half marathons and I know how hard it is to train and stay dedicated to running every day, but it seems like its extremely rewarding to run through the finish. I'm not much of a runner myself, but I really want to try to do a half marathon one day.
Jan 29 2012 3:18PM
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RON-Burgundy
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I see what you did there
Jan 29 2012 3:23PM
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GBS
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nice maaan!
Jan 29 2012 3:24PM
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steezeeepolizeee
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I ran a half martathon at 10pm at night after working an 8 hour day 3 weeks ago. I ran it in an hour and 42 min. Come at me bro

btw i'm 6'4 193 :)
Jan 29 2012 3:27PM
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CheddarJack
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Congrats man!
Now go and do a backflip right after and be the second person in the world to do so behind LJ :p (vibes to him by the way for his injury)
Jan 29 2012 3:30PM
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gnarnia.
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i did my first one in an hour 39 minutes, feels good. congrats man, stay focused
Jan 29 2012 3:32PM
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ECB
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do it again with a 7 pound backpack on, that's me :)
Jan 29 2012 3:33PM
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ridearmada14
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just because you're 200 pounds doesn't make this any more impressive. the muscles in your body also weigh alot more to account for your height and weight. and honeslty a half marathon isn't all that hard and it's not thread worthy at all. i run between 50-100 miles a week and you dont see me making a thread
Jan 29 2012 3:36PM
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.AR6rider.
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Jan 29 2012 3:37PM
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gnarnia.
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this isnt even my thread and youre still a dick. its a huge accomplishment, except for people with nothing better to do than run for 2 hours a day every day like you.
Jan 29 2012 3:38PM
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ECB
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BIG tough guy here!





I'm just pumped right now, it's the farthest I've ever run, I've lost over 50 pounds in one year, including 15 in the last 30 (when I've really been pushing myself). Biggest losers ain't got shit on me, and you ain't got shit on me either! This is thread worthy, and you bet your bottom dollar the day I run a full marathon I'm making a thread.


Here's some advice to you....Go fuck yourself, and I say that from the bottom of my heart. Karma is a bitch!



Jan 29 2012 3:39PM
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steezeeepolizeee
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I challenge you to a challenege

We each run a half marathon with EACH OTHER on EACHOTHERS BACK.

that person can feed them grapes and water ECT while the other person runs
Jan 29 2012 3:40PM
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ECB
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exactly, thank you.

between being a full time college student (graduating early might I add), working full/part time during semester and being in charge of a student run club on campus that takes up 4-6 hours a week, I feel happy about what I did!


:)
Jan 29 2012 3:41PM
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ECB
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I'm down for that challenge!

The ironman will have shit on us after we do that!

Jan 29 2012 3:42PM
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Jan 29 2012 3:42PM
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Thadius.Castle
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congrats yo, but it would be more impressive if you do the whole thing backwards skipping.
Jan 29 2012 3:44PM
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ECB
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That would be impressive...There is this Indian guy in my hometown (like he moved here from India about 30 years ago, I talk to him and his ex-wife all the time) and he walks 2-3 miles a day backwards. Doesn't quite skip, but he is 65 years old, so I'm sure back in India he could have skipped backwards pretty well
Jan 29 2012 3:46PM
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ridearmada14
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karma is a bitch? i'm not hating that you ran that far, i just don't think it's worth you bragging on the internet about it. now i'm gonna go ahead and hate on you by saying to get to 250 pounds in the first place means something. i foresee you a year from now being back at 250, once a fat fuck always a fat fuck
Jan 29 2012 3:47PM
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ECB
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I'll allow you to post again in my thread once you have done two things: Acquired a friend, and fucked yourself

Until then, GTFO


I got to 250 over the course of my freshmen year, eating dorm food, binge drinking 4 nights a week, not working out at all, sleeping until 1 in the afternoon

Now I'm becoming a pilot. They have weight limits/physicals..... Yea I'll never get back to that weight or else I won't have a job so here's my message to you:

Logout of Newschoolers, then go to log back in and type in for username: inb4_ECB

Then for password type in any sort of password you want.

The ban message you get is my message to you.
Jan 29 2012 3:51PM
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.AR6rider.
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What the fuck, man? He was clearly proud of what he did and felt like sharing his excitement. No need to be a dick just because you can run farther than him. Get the fuck out of here with your negativity.
Jan 29 2012 3:51PM
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steezeeepolizeee
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I think you meant "won't"

because I don't want ironmen to shit on me. Its probably all full of protein bars and like vitamin milk and weird shit.

NAWT DOWN
Jan 29 2012 4:07PM
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ECB
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Won't....

Yes I meant won't......Multitasking between NS and studying....

Unless maybe if they did shit on us it'd be like getting free cliff bars and stuff....
Jan 29 2012 4:09PM
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eldridge
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running is so therapeutic. So much shit has gone wrong in the last month for me, but i started running two weeks ago, couldnt even run 1/4 mile without stopping and today i got 5 miles without stopping....only place i can escape from the negativity right now, even more so than skiing
Jan 29 2012 5:35PM
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Jan 29 2012 5:36PM
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*monsterskier*
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congratulations!!!

a thread worthy accomplishment imo :)
Jan 29 2012 5:41PM
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iFlip
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Good job on the half marathon! Was it a sanctioned event, or did you just run 13.1 miles for the heck of it? I ran a marathon about a year and a half ago. I was hanging out with a buddy, he mentioned he was running one the following weekend, and I was like "I want to do that as well!" He laughed and said no way, it's sold out anyway. I went on Craigslist, bought someone's entry who got injured, and showed up. Not a runner, hadn't been running. Off the couch. Ran it in under 4 hours. Pretty proud of that accomplishment.

More recently I trained for (a little) and ran a half marathon. Half marathons are perfect...fun the whole way. I don't remember my time, but it was a trail race and I remember that I did fairly well, finishing in the top 10%. I think I'd like to actually train for and run another marathon someday...but I really don't like running.

Jan 29 2012 5:41PM
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GORILLA.
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marathons are fucking gay and a waste of time imo.

i like 10k and xc races the best. marathons are way too hard to set goals/guage times/ guage placement
Jan 29 2012 5:54PM
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skiminnesota
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very nice.


Jan 29 2012 7:13PM
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ECB
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Nice, I'll be looking into that!

I think it's 3 hours 10 mins to qualify for Boston, just looked it up haha, but that will be a good time setting goal, if i keep training

and the other question, was it sanctioned? No, I just ran it for the hell of it, because well it was 50 degrees and sunny today and theres no snow on the ground and i woke up feeling like running!


I'll probably enter it, and I'll be seeing you there! (I'm in NY, so NE, yea sort of.....)
Jan 29 2012 7:43PM
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.frenchy
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Nice job dude, that's pretty sweet you lost 50lbs.
Jan 29 2012 7:45PM
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act.resist
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GOOD ONE...

Jan 29 2012 7:49PM
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TheClap.
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running after your pitbull on myrtle ave does not count
Jan 29 2012 7:56PM
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ECB
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that was last night around 11pm

this morning around 11am i ran the half marathon


the pitbull run was only like 4 blocks, through the student ghetto and back holla at ya boi
Jan 29 2012 7:57PM
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Heart
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disagree... im a cross country/track runner as well, but marathons are by far the hardest race to run. in general the longer the distance, the more painful it becomes.
Jan 29 2012 8:02PM
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Ski_Alot
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i ran a 5k a few times...
Jan 29 2012 8:03PM
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Raz.
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congrats man! I honestly could not/would not ever do a half marathon/full marathon.

however, you HAVE to do some mud runs. funnest shit of your life.
Jan 29 2012 8:06PM
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iFlip
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Not to rain on your parade, but you are mis-representing what you did. You did not run a half marathon. You ran 13.1 miles. There is a huge difference. Races such as marathons and half marathons have a specific "energy" to them. There are support stations, people cheering, a designated path, a crowd to run with, etc. I would never say that I hiked a marathon if I hiked 26.2 miles. What if I hiked 35 miles? Would I then say that I hiked an ultra marathon? Just be happy and content that you ran 13 miles. Don't try to parlay it into something that it wasn't.
Jan 29 2012 8:13PM
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Raz.
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true, true. on the GRC Scavenger we did 30 miles, but I would never describe it as a "Marathon"
Jan 29 2012 8:15PM
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ECB
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Well technically a marathon is 26.2 miles.

I went for a run today.

I ran 13.1 miles.

Half of 26.2 is 13.1

I ran 13.1

I ran half of the distance of a marathon.


It doesn't have to be an official event to be a marathon, like if you land a 720 rodeo but it wasn't in competition does it still count? That's what you are saying.

Haters gonna hate:
Jan 29 2012 8:16PM
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TheClap.
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hiking =/= running.....
Jan 29 2012 8:17PM
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juninho
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brag away bro. we used to do 17 mile distance runs in 137 -140 every sunday
a teamate of mine went for a canal distance run of 15 miles out, 15 miles back

i ran a 20k in 120 something when i was in 7th grade.

wouldntve pusted unless u were a dick about it
Jan 29 2012 8:18PM
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TheClap.
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lol youre a fucking loser kid


COOL CLAIM GUY
Jan 29 2012 8:20PM
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GORILLA.
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well yeah marathons are way harder, but unless you're a pro marathon runner or just trying to lose some weight like OP, it just seems like a waste of time to me.
Jan 29 2012 8:22PM
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iFlip
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You are wrong. I did not disagree that you ran the distance of a half marathon. However, you did not run a half marathon. The 720 Rodeo example is just idiotic. The marathon is an actual event. Would you say you competed in the X Games if you went down the run that they hosted slopestyle on later in the season? This is a more appropriate example. People run 13.1 miles every day. Thousands upon thousands do it every day. You are the first I have ever heard claiming that you ran half a marathon when you in fact did not. Be happy with what you did and stop making it into something that it is not. Perhaps you will better understand the distinction when (if) you actually run a marathon or half marathon.
Jan 29 2012 8:23PM
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