1/2 Marathon 31 August

[AngelaR]

Sorry to start a new thread. I don't see my original post.

Ray and I ran the VA Beach Rock n Roll Half Marathon on Sunday.

He is 4 months post op as of yesterday.

He did fantastic. He completed it in 3:09:41.

Everything is going well. No complaints.

Hope you are all doing fantastic too. I forgot my digital camera so I bought a disposable. When I get the pictures back (and if they turned out) I will post some from the run.

Take care.

[Cooker]

Yahoo!!!! Way to go!!!!

[Ross]

Looking forward to the pics! Your allowed to stop by and visit more frequently. We don't mind. ;)

[skeptic49]

Great to read about your run, Angela!

Congratulations to you both and best wishes,

Jim

[tprice54]

Excellent job! A half marathon at 4 months is outstanding! PLEASE think about meeting up with fellow valve replacement runners at the Wineglass marathon October 2009 in upstate N.Y. We will be running in relay teams, so no one has to do the entire marathon if they do not wish. PM me if you'd like more details!

[AngelaR]

Excellent job! A half marathon at 4 months is outstanding! PLEASE think about meeting up with fellow valve replacement runners at the Wineglass marathon October 2009 in upstate N.Y. We will be running in realy teams, so no one has to do the entire marathon if they do not wish. PM me if you'd like mkore details!

We will definitely consider it, we have friends in Jersey City we could visit, too. Neither of us have any desire to do anymore than a half, so the relay would be great. We are doing a mini triathlon in October.

Ray was very happy that his cardio is so great. Before his surgery he would run for a few months and take two weeks off and loose all his cardio endurance. So he was happy to see that the surgery fixed this problem. He wasn't sore either (brat!) his muscles were tender but that was it.

Thanks for all the well wishes.

[Lionheart]

Angla,
WOW! That's great! Now start posting those miles on the "Mileage throwdown" thread.
John

[ctyguy]

Many Props to you and Ray. Thats a wonderful accomplishment !

[Leeroy996]

Great effort

Mudda Sick!! that's fast as well.

Did he wear a heart rate monitor?

[BillCobit]

Congrats to both of you! A half mary at 4 months is ambitious. Ray is only just starting to recover, he'll realize a big improvement in the coming months.

[LucyLou]

Congratulations on a great race. Your husband has guts to run a 1/2 at 4 months post op. Good for him. Tell him to not look back, line up the next race. :D

[AngelaR]

Good Morning.

Thank you all for your kind words. He is doing fantastic. =)

No, he didn't wear a heart monitor. I wear mine religiously and offered to let him use it and he said no.

Our next race is a mini triathlon. 12 October. We are both very excited about it.

I'll have the pics back tomorrow. I hope they turned out! Real film is a pain:p

[WayneGM]

Wow! I think that's pretty amazing only 4 months out. Well done and congratulations, Ray (and you ;) )

[SumoRunner]

Outstanding. I was happy to be doing 1 mile at 4 mos. postop

[Debbie]

Angela, do you want to be a part if our Friday mileage throwdown ??
Check it out Debbie :)

[AngelaR]

I guess I can only upload one at a time. Here is Ray. Next one will be of me. the pics I took with the disposable camera didn't come out. I carried the camera in my sports bra during the run and it got soaked with sweat (eww) and ruined the film...who knew :rolleyes:

[AngelaR]

And this is me.

[skeptic49]

Fun pics, Angela...thanks for posting! Ray has a caring (and pretty) wife!

Jim

[AngelaR]

Angela, do you want to be a part if our Friday mileage throwdown ??
Check it out Debbie :)

Thanks for the offer, Debbie, but I'm not a runner :o

Ray does run quite a bit now but he never gets on the internet, at least not to blog.

Good Luck with the throwdown. That is an awesome idea to keep on track and focused.

[The English Patient]

Fantastic, what a boost to your confidence that must bring.