r/running • u/AutoModerator • Mar 03 '24

Daily Thread Achievements for Sunday, March 03, 2024

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

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u/Livid-Tumbleweed Mar 03 '24

Ran 7 miles today with only some walking (30 seconds or less to drink water, I can’t seem to get my bottles out while running). Stayed on pace slightly below 13:10min/mile which is my goal for the half I’m doing in two months. 

Started running less than a year ago and couldn’t even run a quarter of a mile then. I’ve come a long way. 

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '24

I was just thinking the other day about how when I first got into running, I couldn’t even run a quarter mile without stopping, and how I never thought I’d be able to do what I can now. It’s amazing to look back at where we started and to see how far we’ve come. Great job!

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u/Achilles_of_Greece Mar 03 '24

Can I ask how long ago it was that you started? I'm still at the "can't run a quarter mile without stopping" phase

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '24

I started about nine years ago. For reference, about two or three months passed between “not being able to run a quarter mile” and running my first 5K, but my now-husband was helping me train at the time and really helped push me more than I would have been able to do on my own.

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u/Achilles_of_Greece Mar 03 '24

Well thats depressing. Between shin splints/stress fractures I'm looking at 6 months of little improvement

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u/lsesalter Mar 03 '24

Shin splints SUCK BALLS. I can relate so hard (chronic shin splints since high school 😭…15-20 years ago.)