09.20.07
30 Whole Minutes!
I haven’t really posted about it on the blog, but I’ve started running.
Actually, I started back when we were in the US. I just realized the spare tire around my waist was growing. A friend of mine called it the furlough-15. This same friend also got me hooked on a running program that takes you from the couch, to running for 30 minutes in ten weeks. I started it, and it wasn’t too bad. Our travel schedule in the US made it harder to be consistent, but a surprising diagnosis of high blood pressure became quite the motivator to get in shape.
I’ve kept up the running, even after getting back to Italy. I found a good running partner and a convenient place to run. And today, we finished the running program. On a whim, at about the eleven minute mark we both decided that today was the day. We pushed through the big hills at our track and made it to thirty minutes of running non stop.
It probably doesn’t sound like a lot to some more experienced runners, but to me it sounds like a lot more than the two minutes that I started with!
Oh – the total weight that I have lost … 18 pounds. And Heidi thinks I’m the biggest stud ever.
Karl said,
09.20.07 at 2:11 pm
“And Heidi thinks I’m the biggest stud ever.”
Nice Brian. Nice.
April said,
09.20.07 at 3:40 pm
I’m proud of you guys! Congrats on losing 18lbs. Have you ran with Emanuele, he is a running fool! I have never seen anyone run as much as he does. Keep up the good work.
SQJTaipei said,
09.21.07 at 1:23 am
absolutely cool Brian!
I keep getting exercise, but don’t so much stick to the running plan any more. Doing more biking actually. That plan certainly did get me going, though.
I’m trying to find a 10k to run in NOV to give me a goal… at my current pace, that would mean running for about an hour… hopefully less. Is there anything like that in Ancona? something like a 10k?
SQJ
Jason said,
09.22.07 at 2:21 am
Your heart is good. No matter how many times it beats a minute. Way to go running pardner!
Emily H said,
10.08.07 at 1:00 pm
Awesome job Brian!