First blog
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I would like to tell you how I became a running junkie and then I am hoping you will give us your story. I want this blog to be an open forum for runners of all kinds with a focus on masters division runners.
At age 54 I looked at myself in the mirror one day and let out a huge gasp. I looked heavy and I looked old.
I had been an athlete playing anything iwth a ball all my life. But, as I aged I began to slow down and develop ache and pains. 30 pounds had crept up on my frame and people began to call me "big guy". One day I was walking my dog and bent over and could not get up as my hip had "locked up". I started to think as myself as an old man.
After weeks of crying about the unfairness of growing old, I looked in the mirror and swore at myself. I called myself a dozen unflattering names and made a pledge to start running. I began with a cheap pair of shoes and ran around my neighborhood. I made it about a quarter mile and almost died. Two days later I went for a half mile and made it limping. By the end of the first month, I was able to run a slow 12 minuite mile, After 3 months I entered my first 5k race with only a goal to finish in which I did in 36:11 minutes.
Now 16 months and 23 races later, I am down to a personal best of 28:24 in a 5k. I have run 8 and 10k races and completed half marathons in training and plan my first half marathin race on Dec. 2nd of this year, I have lost 30 pounds and feel like a new man. I have my aches and pains, but also have my GAINS!
I want you to give us your story, tips, advice, sucesses, failures and motivations. I want us all to experience the joy of running and make friends along the way.
Thank you - Kent