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Smoker to 10K Runner In 6 Months!!!

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  • mrsamanda86
    mrsamanda86 Posts: 869 Member
    Congrats on the 10k AND the quitting smoking! That's fantastic!
  • KerryPozzi
    KerryPozzi Posts: 30 Member
    Way to go! I just had a similiar convo with my hubby last night. I can only run a 5K but I find that I really enjoy running now. I NEVER thought I would be a runner...well a penguin runnre...but a runner nonetheless.
  • pwnderosa
    pwnderosa Posts: 280 Member
    Awesome inspiring story. Congratulations!!! I replaced smoking with running too, seems all the cool people are doing it! ;)
  • mreeves261
    mreeves261 Posts: 728 Member
    Thank you everyone!!! I'm going to tackle a half next year sometime as well as a sprint distance Tri, both probably in the fall. Going to fill my spring and summer with 5 and 10K races just for practice with others around.

    As for the smoking I wish I had grand words of wisdom to share that would help everyone but I don't. I don't know what made this time different for me. Just don't give up trying to quit. You will for sure feel SOOOOOO much better. I don't get winded changing clothes anymore and I don't wake up feeling like a 400 pound weight is on my chest. The biggest bonus is I no long feel like I'm living check to check and freaking out if I don't have at least $100 a week to spend on smoking!
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    Thank you everyone!!! I'm going to tackle a half next year sometime as well as a sprint distance Tri, both probably in the fall. Going to fill my spring and summer with 5 and 10K races just for practice with others around.

    As for the smoking I wish I had grand words of wisdom to share that would help everyone but I don't. I don't know what made this time different for me. Just don't give up trying to quit. You will for sure feel SOOOOOO much better. I don't get winded changing clothes anymore and I don't wake up feeling like a 400 pound weight is on my chest. The biggest bonus is I no long feel like I'm living check to check and freaking out if I don't have at least $100 a week to spend on smoking!

    You have plenty of time to train for a half in the spring ;-) I plan on doing the Martian half again in Dearborn!
  • mreeves261
    mreeves261 Posts: 728 Member
    Thank you everyone!!! I'm going to tackle a half next year sometime as well as a sprint distance Tri, both probably in the fall. Going to fill my spring and summer with 5 and 10K races just for practice with others around.

    As for the smoking I wish I had grand words of wisdom to share that would help everyone but I don't. I don't know what made this time different for me. Just don't give up trying to quit. You will for sure feel SOOOOOO much better. I don't get winded changing clothes anymore and I don't wake up feeling like a 400 pound weight is on my chest. The biggest bonus is I no long feel like I'm living check to check and freaking out if I don't have at least $100 a week to spend on smoking!

    You have plenty of time to train for a half in the spring ;-) I plan on doing the Martian half again in Dearborn!

    I would but unfortunately my softball season starts in spring. Softball above all else! It is my first love and will get much of my time! That's why I picked fall.

    Enjoy the half!! Hope you get a great PR out of it!
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    CONGRATS!!! I DID THE SAME THING!
  • shelleytobefit
    shelleytobefit Posts: 65 Member
    I absolutely LOVE this post....WAY TO GO!!
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