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Dulcinea

(8,773 posts) Sat Jul 19, 2025, 10:52 PM 21 hrs ago

I ran a 5K today.

It was oppressively hot & humid here in Hot-lanta, so I didn't do as well as I hoped, but my daughter did great! I'm happy for her. Alas, age is the ultimate victor...

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I ran a 5K today. (Original Post) Dulcinea 21 hrs ago OP

Good for you!! leftieNanner 21 hrs ago #1

Congratulations! Dulcinea 21 hrs ago #2

I made a measly 9 pints of grape jelly today--felt like a marathon! Nt Trueblue Texan 20 hrs ago #8

Congrats! sheshe2 21 hrs ago #3

Great! As for me, if you see me running, please kill whatever's chasing me. surfered 21 hrs ago #4

!!! niyad 20 hrs ago #9

Congratulations! HeartsCanHope 20 hrs ago #5

i used to fast walk all over the place . not any more. AllaN01Bear 20 hrs ago #7

not that u won,but partook. AllaN01Bear 20 hrs ago #6

Congratulations Dulcinea. You finished JMCKUSICK 20 hrs ago #10

Many years ago I tried to set a PR in a 5 mile race on a hot, humid day. hay rick 19 hrs ago #11

leftieNanner

(16,010 posts)

1. Good for you!!

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 10:58 PM

21 hrs ago

My daughter convinced me to run a half marathon in 2017. I finished (barely), but my knees are trashed and I haven't run since!

Dulcinea

(8,773 posts)

2. Congratulations!

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 11:07 PM

21 hrs ago

I ran a half marathon in 2000. Nowadays I stick to 5Ks & 10Ks. I'm too old to do anything else!

Trueblue Texan

(3,486 posts)

8. I made a measly 9 pints of grape jelly today--felt like a marathon! Nt

Reply to Dulcinea (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 11:50 PM

20 hrs ago

sheshe2

(92,899 posts)

3. Congrats!

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 11:12 PM

21 hrs ago

surfered

(7,947 posts)

4. Great! As for me, if you see me running, please kill whatever's chasing me.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 11:19 PM

21 hrs ago

niyad

(125,296 posts)

9. !!!

Reply to surfered (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 11:55 PM

20 hrs ago

HeartsCanHope

(1,135 posts)

5. Congratulations!

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 11:40 PM

20 hrs ago

I'm impressed! My running days are over, but I am happy for you. And congratulations to your daughter, too!

AllaN01Bear

(26,493 posts)

7. i used to fast walk all over the place . not any more.

Reply to HeartsCanHope (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 11:44 PM

20 hrs ago

on edit: heel to toe . heel to toe at a fast pace .

AllaN01Bear

(26,493 posts)

6. not that u won,but partook.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 11:43 PM

20 hrs ago

JMCKUSICK

(3,159 posts)

10. Congratulations Dulcinea. You finished

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 12:28 AM

20 hrs ago

That's what counts.

hay rick

(8,892 posts)

11. Many years ago I tried to set a PR in a 5 mile race on a hot, humid day.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 01:28 AM

19 hrs ago

A doctor who was also running saw me staggering near the finish line. I ended up on intravenous in the emergency room. A friend picked me up when I was discharged. The TV in the waiting room was showing the Mets game (the race was in nearby Jersey) and they mentioned the temperature was 95 degrees that day.

Lesson learned. I really enjoyed the running and hanging out with runners, but my injury-prone body made me turn to other forms of exercise.

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