Progress Report

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Hi again,
I haven't posted or read any threads on rec.running in the past few
months because I got tired of the trolls. But I wanted to post my
progress so all of you that helped me in the beginning will know that
I did not quit. In case you don't remember I lost over 240 pounds in
the last couple of years and started running in December last year.

My fist 5K race I ran in 29:58 last January.

Here are my current bests:

5K - 23:52

4M - 32:32

10K - 50:59

10M - 1:25:07

I have my half marathon coming up on Dec 16 in Jacksonville and I am
going to do a second on Jan 6.

I did decide to run the Disney World marathon in Jan 2009.

Thanks again for your help and encouragement when I needed it most.

Darrin

"Darrin" <Darrin42@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:b7ab3a62-a5c7-4ba9-9204-c58eb92f301b@e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Hi again,
> I haven't posted or read any threads on rec.running in the past few
> months because I got tired of the trolls. But I wanted to post my
> progress so all of you that helped me in the beginning will know that
> I did not quit. In case you don't remember I lost over 240 pounds in
> the last couple of years and started running in December last year.
>
> My fist 5K race I ran in 29:58 last January.
>
> Here are my current bests:
>
> 5K - 23:52
>
> 4M - 32:32
>
> 10K - 50:59
>
> 10M - 1:25:07
>
> I have my half marathon coming up on Dec 16 in Jacksonville and I am
> going to do a second on Jan 6.
>
> I did decide to run the Disney World marathon in Jan 2009.
>
> Thanks again for your help and encouragement when I needed it most.

Great improvement! Nice going. And good luck for the 1/2 Marathons.

Anthony.

"Darrin" <Darrin42@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:b7ab3a62-a5c7-4ba9-9204-c58eb92f301b@e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Hi again,
> I haven't posted or read any threads on rec.running in the past few
> months because I got tired of the trolls. But I wanted to post my
> progress so all of you that helped me in the beginning will know that
> I did not quit. In case you don't remember I lost over 240 pounds in
> the last couple of years and started running in December last year.

Major Congratulations on the weight loss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For general interest, was your approach only exercise or exercise and
some daily change to eating habits. Are you finished losing weigth? We
don't want to find that a stiff wind blew you off the marathon course.


-Doug

Darrin wrote:

> Hi again,
> I haven't posted or read any threads on rec.running in the past few
> months because I got tired of the trolls. But I wanted to post my
> progress so all of you that helped me in the beginning will know that
> I did not quit. In case you don't remember I lost over 240 pounds in
> the last couple of years and started running in December last year.
>
> My fist 5K race I ran in 29:58 last January.
>
> Here are my current bests:
>
> 5K - 23:52
>
> 4M - 32:32
>
> 10K - 50:59
>
> 10M - 1:25:07
>
> I have my half marathon coming up on Dec 16 in Jacksonville and I am
> going to do a second on Jan 6.
>
> I did decide to run the Disney World marathon in Jan 2009.
>
> Thanks again for your help and encouragement when I needed it most.
>
> Darrin

Good job, Darrin!! Congratulations on the weight loss and the running
successes.

Dot

--
...."the doctor told me I should do one of two tings. One, if I started
to feel extreme muscle damage, I should slow down, or two, I should
train harder to avoid muscle damge in the future. I chose number two."
- Andy Jones-Wilkins (quoted in Trail Runner 49:12, Dec 2007)

On Dec 4, 11:13 am, "Doug Freese" <dfre...@hvc.rr.com> wrote:
> "Darrin" <Darri...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:b7ab3a62-a5c7-4ba9-9204-c58eb92f301b@e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hi again,
> > I haven't posted or read any threads on rec.running in the past few
> > months because I got tired of the trolls. But I wanted to post my
> > progress so all of you that helped me in the beginning will know that
> > I did not quit. In case you don't remember I lost over 240 pounds in
> > the last couple of years and started running in December last year.
>
> Major Congratulations on the weight loss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> For general interest, was your approach only exercise or exercise and
> some daily change to eating habits. Are you finished losing weigth? We
> don't want to find that a stiff wind blew you off the marathon course.
>
> -Doug

Thanks, I am done losing weight, 188 pounds sounds just about right to
me and I have maintained it now for about 4 months.

I lost the majority of my weight by changing my eating habits I did a
little exercise, but the eating is what did it. Since I have started
running I have lost about 35 more pounds while eating about the same,
though I do eat more before, during, and after runs.