Last October I was surfing Facebook and up popped a blog post about RunDisney.com. They were previewing the 2017 race medals for the Star wars Light side Half Marathon. I thought wow those are really cool, I wonder if I could get one. Now up until that point in my life I really, really hated running. So the idea of running a half marathon or 10k seemed out of reach. I tried to let it go, but for some reason I could not stop thinking about how cool those medals were. At about the same time I had been feeling pretty ill, I went into the doc's office and when I got weighed I came in at a whopping 240 pounds. Yikes! this is the heaviest and worse feeling I have ever had. So later that day I started asking my friends who I knew were runners, what they thought about being able to pull off a 10k in 3 months. They were so supportive and gave me some good advice. The first of which was sure, just get on a treadmill and walk 20minutes. So I did. But the walking lasted about 5 minutes, something in me said I had to Run. I ran very slow then walked then ran then walked and did that until I hit 2 miles. I felt pretty good. I continued to show up to the Gym and did this off and on for at least 3 days a week.... I was hooked. This is fun.
Ok so I'm going to post a few more things from October until today to help fill in some gaps. Then from there I will do my best to keep this thing going. Thanks to my wife and kids who have been the most supportive people on the planet. Love you guys. Also many thanks to Ron, Dave & Chris for pointing me in the right Direction. Oh and here is a picture of those sweet medals that got me off my ass.
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