Nostalgia is defined as a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.That would be a good description of my thoughts about The Oak Barrel Half Marathon and Lynchburg, TN. Continue reading The Return
Month: March 2015
I Run 4 Lilyan
In the post The New Coach, I introduced Lilyan as my new coach. I wear her name on my shirt whenever I run and I mention her often but have never told what she really means to me. She is not just a coach or a running buddy, she is much more. Continue reading I Run 4 Lilyan
The Journey Begins
I am late to this running game and I took a long strange trip to get here. Cutting to the chase, I found myself in my early 40’s, morbidly obese and in danger of not being able to perform my duties as a paramedic. My once 5’10” frame had compressed by an inch. I weighed 370 pounds and my waist was 56 inches. Something had to give or I was in serious danger of not only losing a job I loved but also of losing my life. Continue reading The Journey Begins
The Ongoing War
Being overweight is a vicious circle of a ride. Once you start to go down that road it is so easy to keep going and so hard to stop. I am not a Guru of any sort but with my own struggles I have learned a few things. The more sedentary I was the more weight I gained, the more weight I gained the more sedentary I was. I have come to realize that I was an uncontrolled Foodaholic. Continue reading The Ongoing War
Balance
My usual blog is about weight loss or how my runs are going, how excited I am or how I feel that I need to do more or better. This one is different, it has to do with my current trip.
I am sitting in the Airport in Atlanta. I was supposed to be landing in Dallas in a couple of minutes but Continue reading Balance