Posts Tagged ‘5k’

Prairie Rose

Posted: 14th July 2010 by John in commentary
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Sorry I am a bit late getting this out.  It has been a hectic couple of weeks with the move, new job, new home, etc. etc.  I have been working 11-13 hour days and just did not seem to have the energy when I got home to jump on the computer. I had a blast running in the [...]

Ft. Union

Posted: 20th June 2010 by John in commentary
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It was a beautiful morning. Fifty five degrees and a light breeze. It was a great morning for a run. A couple hundred people were wandering around doing their own thing to get ready for whichever race they happened to be running. The races taking place, all starting at the same time were: 11K Run [...]

Totals

Posted: 14th June 2010 by John in commentary
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265 I am working my way down 1 pound at a time.  Exactly 40 pounds away from my original weight goal. This coming weekend I will be attending my second 5k ever.  The excitement and expectations are already kicking in.  You have no idea how amazing an experience this is for me.  Just a few [...]

New Goals Set

Posted: 1st June 2010 by John in commentary
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266 Another pound off for the cause!  I actually stepped on the scale once this weekend and it said 265, but this morning….what you see above.  It was nice to finally see the scale moving the other direction for once. I had a great week last week and an outstanding Memorial Day weekend with my [...]

12 Miles in the Rain

Posted: 27th May 2010 by John in commentary
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267 Like I mentioned in my 21 May post, the FM 5k was a grand experience.  The crowds and volunteers were wonderful and the only downside to the experience was the amount of people that took part in the event.  With 5000+ people, it was almost too many and the race seemed like more of [...]

One Year Anniversary

Posted: 17th May 2010 by John in commentary
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268 One year ago, this past Saturday, I started down a path. A Journey for my life. I knew when I started that if I did not make significant changes in my life the consequences, because of my condition, could very well be fatal. This Journey has not been an easy one and by no [...]