I'm a big man! I'm not going to lie to you. One of the reasons I started training by running is to lose weight, which I haven't done yet. I've been running for about four weeks now and I decided that I needed to put myself to the test. So I did what any sane person would do: I signed up for the 10K! I knew with a fair amount of confidence that I could run a 5K without having much trouble. Almost all of my training runs so far have been over 3 miles (just shy of 5K). So I decided to challenge myself right off the bat.
So why am I doing this? There are a couple of reasons.
1. I'm not waiting until January 1st to make a New Year's Resolution. I've made it now. I'm going to become leaner, faster, stronger.
2. I'm tired of worrying that I'll fail the US Navy PFA weigh-in every six months. Sick of it!
3. My daughter has cystic fibrosis. Exercise is vital for my daughter's lung function (CF is a lung disease). Therefore, I need to be active to teach my daughter to be active. What better way than to be a runner? It's the cheapest of the sports (although after buying various equipment and signing up for races, I'm having to rethink).
4. I was a runner "back in the day." I ran the 2 mile in high school. I wasn't fast, but I placed a few times. That was 80 pounds ago. Yes, I said 80 pounds! Time to go back to a sport I once loved and get back on the wagon, so to speak.
5. It is a pathetic example to say that I try to follow God and I look like this. Gluttony is a sin that many wax over, but it is still a sin. I eat too much. While I know full well that exercising will not fix my sinful problem of gluttony, I hope that it can help inspire me.
So these are the reasons for running. As I said, I've been doing this for about 4 weeks now, running on average about 10-12 miles a week. I haven't lost any weight because I keep sinning through gluttony, but through the Father, I hope to correct that issue soon.
I'll post tomorrow the results of my race.
So why am I doing this? There are a couple of reasons.
1. I'm not waiting until January 1st to make a New Year's Resolution. I've made it now. I'm going to become leaner, faster, stronger.
2. I'm tired of worrying that I'll fail the US Navy PFA weigh-in every six months. Sick of it!
3. My daughter has cystic fibrosis. Exercise is vital for my daughter's lung function (CF is a lung disease). Therefore, I need to be active to teach my daughter to be active. What better way than to be a runner? It's the cheapest of the sports (although after buying various equipment and signing up for races, I'm having to rethink).
4. I was a runner "back in the day." I ran the 2 mile in high school. I wasn't fast, but I placed a few times. That was 80 pounds ago. Yes, I said 80 pounds! Time to go back to a sport I once loved and get back on the wagon, so to speak.
5. It is a pathetic example to say that I try to follow God and I look like this. Gluttony is a sin that many wax over, but it is still a sin. I eat too much. While I know full well that exercising will not fix my sinful problem of gluttony, I hope that it can help inspire me.
So these are the reasons for running. As I said, I've been doing this for about 4 weeks now, running on average about 10-12 miles a week. I haven't lost any weight because I keep sinning through gluttony, but through the Father, I hope to correct that issue soon.
I'll post tomorrow the results of my race.
2 comments:
Honey, good luck today! I'm very proud of you!
Go Dan, go!
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