There will be some of you that know me, and hopefully you give advice as opposed to slander.
I will give a background:
High school PR's
800-2:01 (gr 12)
1000-2:41 (gr 11)
1500-4:06 (gr 12)
3000-9:03 (gr 12)
These were all run off of 35-40 miles a week, with nothing extravagent for workouts. We didn't focus on speed or endurance specifically, more just overall fitness.
My university training was very inconsistent due to problems outside of school, and I was injured on and off for 3 years with multiple coaches. It was then that I took time off, quit running because I didn't know if it was what I wanted to spend my time doing. I spent the next 5 months partying and doing everything BUT run. At the point when I took time off, I was 152 lbs, very light for my muscle structure (I took a kin class and had my body fat tested at 8%)
I am 5'8, 173 lbs now. I want to get back down to 144 lbs which is where I have found I run my best. After my 5 months off I realized that my life is missing something, and I quickly found out that was running.
I have ran workouts in the last year that showed considerable fitness, and both of my former training partners ran sub 15 this summer. Kudos to them. Now it is my turn.
I am going to keep everyone informed of my progress over the next few months/years, and we shall see if I can reach my goal.
I am 21 years old, work 30 hours a week as a waiter and have plenty of time to run.
I will update tomorrow with my run results, as I expect this to be a daily posting by me.
Wish me luck!