About Deb

Hey, this is me.

August 2011
*look, new driving glasses, I must be getting old!

April 2011

Pictures taken June 2010.
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This was me when I started this blog in Nov. 2009….
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I’m a plus size runner who is building up my strength to run a half marathon to start out with. Where i go from there – well, I need to get there first!

I’m taking it one run at time, and will be keeping track of my progress, books I’m reading, gear and what not on my blog. Thanks for dropping by…

On Deck:

Princess 1/2 Marathon – Walt Disney World – March 2010 - COMPLETED!
Bucks County 1/2 Marathon – Bucks County, PA – April 2010 - COMPLETED!
Local 5k – April, 2010 -COMPLETED!
Superhero 1/2 Marathon – Morristown, NJ – May 2010 _COMPLETED!
~~Wine and Dine 1/2 Marathon – October 2010~~ – Medical issues
~~Amish 1/2 Marathon – November 2010~~ – sidelined by doctor

2011 Schedule:

~~Princess Half Marathon – Feb, 2011~~
*Choosing to do the Princess 5K instead (read blog for details) – Royal Family 5k – COMPLETED!
ESPN 5k at Disney – March 2011 -COMPLETED!
~~Bucks County Half Marathon – April, 2011~~ - doctors orders, I’m out of this one
Clinton 5k – April 2011 – COMPLETED!
~~The Wild Half (Wildwood, NJ) – August, 2011~~ – personally taking this off the table, undertrained
Trick or Treat 5 miler – Oct 2011

2012 Schedule

Donna *half marathon (National Marathon to fight Breast Cancer) – Feb 2012
Disney Princess – still deciding if I’ll be doing the half or the 5k – Feb 2012

still open…have a few I’d like to do, but waiting to see where I am with my running after set backs

Update March 2011: sitting out again – going off BP meds, making sure I’m okay. The meds gave me a respiratory problem for a few months – i’m on slow walk only for a few weeks, then back to running hopefully by April 2011 — new update April 2011 – I’ve restarted C25k with my doctor’s okay!!

Training:

Ongoing!

I started with C25K (c25k.com or coolrunning.com) and with the book “Marathoning for Mortals” by John “The Penguin” Bingham.

After my first 1/2 Marathon: (Disney Princess Half Marathon 2010)

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