Ormonster
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Mar 14, 2013
(It literally took me 3 days to think up that title)
I started this training journal once and then some how lost it before I could post it. So here we go again.
A little introduction is in order. My name is Matt and I'm from Massachusetts just south of Boston. I'm 44 years old and work in Construction in the elevator trade.
A somewhat brief version of my running history. In 2012 I started the couch to 5k program in order to help lose weight. I ran some 5ks and other races culminating in a half-marathon where I finished in something over 3 hours. My training and running towards the end was sporadic and crappy and I had lost all motivation and eventually I gave up.
Fast forward to July 2015 where I found myself weighing the heaviest I had ever been, had high blood pressure and was in danger of becoming diabetic. It was time to make changes. I started watching what I ate and counted calories. I then joined the dreaded gym and since I have no idea what I'm doing in said gym I signed up for personal training twice a week. There was the occasional run on the dreadmill but mostly it was doing whatever torture my trainer made me do.
A yearish later I had lost 50 pounds and started signing up for races to challenge and motivate me. So far this year I have completed 2 5ks and 2 obstacle course races and in November I'm signed up to do a Spartan Race at Fenway Park.
I've always wanted to do a Disney race ever since I almost did the Tower of Terror 10 Miler, which I bailed on. Last week, on a whim, I signed up for the Star Wars Dark Side Half Marathon and the 5K. On an even bigger whim after signing up, and looking at the medals you can get, I decided I wanted to do the Kessel Run Challenge so I signed up for the Rebel Challenge at Disneyland. The more I started reading about these Disney Races and looking at trip reports I'm determined to attempt the Dopey Challenge in 2018. Basically I'm into running for the bling.
I'm hoping to use this training journal as extra motivation plus any feedback anyone might want to throw my way.
I started this training journal once and then some how lost it before I could post it. So here we go again.
A little introduction is in order. My name is Matt and I'm from Massachusetts just south of Boston. I'm 44 years old and work in Construction in the elevator trade.
A somewhat brief version of my running history. In 2012 I started the couch to 5k program in order to help lose weight. I ran some 5ks and other races culminating in a half-marathon where I finished in something over 3 hours. My training and running towards the end was sporadic and crappy and I had lost all motivation and eventually I gave up.
Fast forward to July 2015 where I found myself weighing the heaviest I had ever been, had high blood pressure and was in danger of becoming diabetic. It was time to make changes. I started watching what I ate and counted calories. I then joined the dreaded gym and since I have no idea what I'm doing in said gym I signed up for personal training twice a week. There was the occasional run on the dreadmill but mostly it was doing whatever torture my trainer made me do.
A yearish later I had lost 50 pounds and started signing up for races to challenge and motivate me. So far this year I have completed 2 5ks and 2 obstacle course races and in November I'm signed up to do a Spartan Race at Fenway Park.
I've always wanted to do a Disney race ever since I almost did the Tower of Terror 10 Miler, which I bailed on. Last week, on a whim, I signed up for the Star Wars Dark Side Half Marathon and the 5K. On an even bigger whim after signing up, and looking at the medals you can get, I decided I wanted to do the Kessel Run Challenge so I signed up for the Rebel Challenge at Disneyland. The more I started reading about these Disney Races and looking at trip reports I'm determined to attempt the Dopey Challenge in 2018. Basically I'm into running for the bling.
I'm hoping to use this training journal as extra motivation plus any feedback anyone might want to throw my way.