wdude wrote:
Hey guys- I signed up for my first 800 ever. I was a fatty who threw shot/disc in HS and lost a bunch of weight yadda yadda- became a distance runner. Anyways, I always wondered what I could do at mid-distance etc so I decided out of the blue to see what I could do for an 800. I'm not fast by ANY means- but as someone who was once over 6'6 300 lbs (200 now) and couldn't run a block without stopping over 5 years ago, I'm happy with my progress
Recently ran a 19:55 5k in December, a 41:59 indoor 10K (that was mind-numbing) and a 1:34:32 half marathon at the beginning of the month. My mile PR is 5:59. I am shooting for
Weird... it cut the rest off....
Hey guys- I signed up for my first 800 ever. I was a fatty who threw shot/disc in HS and lost a bunch of weight yadda yadda- became a distance runner. Anyways, I always wondered what I could do at mid-distance etc so I decided out of the blue to see what I could do for an 800. I'm not fast by ANY means- but as someone who was once over 6'6 300 lbs (200 now) and couldn't run a block without stopping over 5 years ago, I'm happy with my progress
Recently ran a 19:55 5k in December, a 41:59 indoor 10K (that was mind-numbing) and a 1:34:32 half marathon at the beginning of the month. My mile PR is 5:59. I am shooting for