Why I run
I will be writing about running. Specifically about my return to running after a 25 year absence.
When I was in high-school, I was on the cross-country running team. I enjoyed it mainly because it was a sport I could do on my own. In my twenties I stopped running, except sporadically, and I never really got back to it. Now I am 44, and I've started running again. In January of this year, I weighed 114 kg (250 lbs). I am 185 cm (6'1") tall, so that is considerably overweight. My wife signed me up for a YMCA membership (she's very subtle) and now I weigh 105 kg (231 lbs). My motivation for now is to loose weight and get back in shape, improve my endurance, get my slightly high cholesterol down to a healthy level, and generally feel good about what I look like, and how I feel.
I have signed up for a 10 km run on June 10, and I am using one of Garmin's training plans to get me ready. A good friend of mine gave me her fenix 2 and this helps me track my training.
So far it has been going well. It is not always easy, but I enjoy running.
When I was in high-school, I was on the cross-country running team. I enjoyed it mainly because it was a sport I could do on my own. In my twenties I stopped running, except sporadically, and I never really got back to it. Now I am 44, and I've started running again. In January of this year, I weighed 114 kg (250 lbs). I am 185 cm (6'1") tall, so that is considerably overweight. My wife signed me up for a YMCA membership (she's very subtle) and now I weigh 105 kg (231 lbs). My motivation for now is to loose weight and get back in shape, improve my endurance, get my slightly high cholesterol down to a healthy level, and generally feel good about what I look like, and how I feel.
I have signed up for a 10 km run on June 10, and I am using one of Garmin's training plans to get me ready. A good friend of mine gave me her fenix 2 and this helps me track my training.
So far it has been going well. It is not always easy, but I enjoy running.
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