Running Down a Dream

Weight: 229.6lbs (-1.2)

I finally made it back to the 220's. Hello friend - it's been a long, long time.  Only 25 more pounds before I get back down to my lowest. But let's not dwell on that... it's daunting at the moment. Let's get down to 220 and I'll work from there.

So running is going really well. Although, I did just recently trick myself into thinking that I had been running (consistently) a lot longer than I actually had been. I've only been running every other day for the last week and a half. And I've been running non-consistently since late March. I made myself a simple little excel file the other day where I am tracking all of my runs. In total I have run 129.39km, almost 56km of that I ran since June 1.

Today, I ran even though I really, really didn't want to get off the couch and I did it just because it's my day to. With my android phone, I've been using a gps/fitness tracker to keep track of me while I run and it's awesome! It's partially what drives me to even go on these runs in the first place. They are usually either 7 or 10km long, with somewhere between 3-5km of that running. Just the other day I managed to run 5km within my route, and today I ran 4.5 out of the first 5km, making it the closest I've come to a full 5K ever. Sometimes I get a tad bit over eager with the running and try to up my distance too quickly, so I should probably maintain around 4-5km for the next little bit before pushing ahead. Those last two runs did finally feel good... like it felt before I had gained the 15lbs. Easier (although, not easy).

I really should think about training for something specific, but I'd ideally like a friend to do it with. So we'll see. There is a 5K run in September, which is more than enough time to get me ready for running a full 5km, but like I said we'll see. Right now I'm just doing it for the love of running. Okay... maybe the 'like' of running...