and our winner is : the thick girl!

katelynpelerson
katelynpelerson Posts: 99 Member
edited September 24 in Motivation and Support
I was running my usual run today on the treadmill at my gym, and I had been running for about 20 minutes at 5.7 mph with a 6.0 incline, which is pretty normal for me (I've played soccer ever since I can remember, so I've run nearly my entire life). Anyways, I'm running along, minding my own business, when these two toothpicks walk in and just glare at me. But, I kept to myself and just ran. They each get on both sides of me and start to slowly walk. The girl on my left (the skinniest one) cranks her speed up to 7.7 mph, so I was thinking, "Dang! Starting out a little fast, aren't we?" After seeing this I notice that she keeps glancing over at me and looking at my screen to make sure she's going fast than me. She was smiling and laughing with her friend. Well, after about 2 minutes, she stopped and turned the treadmill off and was panting like hell. I just kept on about my run and smiled to myself thinking, "This is exactly like weight loss, you can't expect to race through it and win; those who persevere always take the gold medal."

Just a reminder to all of you out there who are tired of only seeing one and two pounds go at a time, remember, if you persevere you'll get there quicker than you think, and you'll be so proud of yourself for not giving up!
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  • JesaGrace
    JesaGrace Posts: 799 Member
    Thanks for the reminder....it's a gradual process you take day by day.....Tortoise and the Hare thing....slow and steady....wins....
  • joybell32
    joybell32 Posts: 252 Member
    good for you!
  • SheehyCFC
    SheehyCFC Posts: 529 Member
    Awesome story - and good for you not letting people like that get to you.

    And more importantly - running at a 6.0 incline?! Wow, that's great.
  • MizzDoc
    MizzDoc Posts: 493 Member
    Well, after about 2 minutes, she stopped and turned the treadmill off and was panting like hell. I just kept on about my run and smiled to myself thinking, "This is exactly like weight loss, you can't expect to race through it and win; those who persevere always take the gold medal."

    :laugh: That said it ALL!! Good for you. Keep on keeping on!
  • LOVEsummer
    LOVEsummer Posts: 304 Member
    seriously 6.0 incline!!!??? you rule!!! way to go!
  • irongate
    irongate Posts: 13
    That is awesome!
  • rivlong
    rivlong Posts: 29 Member
    That's a brilliant story, I had a similar experience while swimming recently. I try and swim a couple of kms a couple of times a week and constantly have people (mostly guys) come in my lane and swim flat out for 2 lengths and then stand at the side of the pool panting for a few minutes and then swim another 2 lengths and do the same. After around 8 lengths they normally get out and go and sit in the whirl pool. No warming up or cooling down, seems pretty pointless to me and just an injury waiting to happen!
  • CoastieGMWife
    CoastieGMWife Posts: 63
    What a great post. Thanks for making me smile and reminding us all that slow and steady really will win this race!
  • clevethin
    clevethin Posts: 26
    she should have ended with a bow to you.

    You rock!

    Thank you for the well needed message (for me!)
  • sharesb
    sharesb Posts: 416 Member
    that's freakin' awesome....love it :bigsmile:
  • rockabyesarojane
    rockabyesarojane Posts: 471
    nice.
    :)
  • irunwithscissors
    irunwithscissors Posts: 89 Member
    Way to show 'em! Thanks for the reminder too! We all need that sometimes! :)
  • LaurenRoseMD
    LaurenRoseMD Posts: 39
    Way to go! You showed them! LMAO She only made it 2 minutes and almost died. You had already been going for more than 20 minutes and probably couldn't have felt more alive when you saw her drop off. It's probably good that you didn't say anything to her, but if I were in the same position I would have looked at her and said something like, "you know, you should start slower and work up to this speed as you begin to actually get in shape." But, that's just me. Good on you for you keeping quiet. That was the most civil response. lol
    Great moral to this story girl. Thanks for sharing it.
  • NeenaMD
    NeenaMD Posts: 23
    How inspiring! Good for you and yes, one pound here and there do add up to our ultimate goal!! Thanks for sharing your story!
  • MassiveDelta
    MassiveDelta Posts: 3,271 Member
    This is awesome I love it thank you so much!
  • sarahs440
    sarahs440 Posts: 405
    yeah, running at that speed and incline, I can only wish to get there someday!! That is amazing. Great story. People can be so ignorant. I bet she felt like an idiot after that!!
  • jipper44
    jipper44 Posts: 111
    Haha! The competitor in me is having an evil little laugh at the expense of those girls! You go girl!
  • savimal
    savimal Posts: 37
    Very inspiring! You go Girl!
  • wriglucy
    wriglucy Posts: 1,064 Member
    Good for you! You show those mean girls who's awesome! :)
  • bdeliab
    bdeliab Posts: 25
    Great motivation. Thanks
  • anolan807
    anolan807 Posts: 273 Member
    Thank you for sharing. Awesome story!
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
    OK I'll be the bad guy!

    This is a great story but you calling them 'toothpicks' is also inapropriate is it not? :huh:
  • OLP76
    OLP76 Posts: 768 Member
    And that is exactly WHY I don't have a gym membership...Because of the 'Skinny *kitten* B*tches' who think they are better than anyone else in the gym....

    KUDOS TO YOU...! WAY TO be yourself...! :happy: :flowerforyou:
  • skingszoo
    skingszoo Posts: 412 Member
    HAHA! Reminded me of my bootcamp class the other day. There was this tiny little thing there with her fancy workout gear. Me in sweats and a Tee. She didn't last 10 minutes without stopping. I blazed right on through all 45 minutes. I may weigh more than she did but I was in a hell of a lot better physical condition and thats what matters.
  • Secret_Agent_007
    Secret_Agent_007 Posts: 1,082
    Thats kickin *kitten*! Pretty big incline for that speed. Impressive.
  • bexdc
    bexdc Posts: 202 Member
    Hahaha! I love that post, and serves that girl right. What an idiot.

    This happens to me sometimes, mostly with guys, when I'm on a treadmill. I almost always run outside, but when I run on a treadmill, it's easy to get into a "pissing" contest. They usually start out pretty fast. I'm already going at a nice clip (I sometimes do interval training on treadmills), about 8:00/mile pace or faster. They usually stop after 20 minutes, and I keep going. Hahaha.
  • Flora_Delirus
    Flora_Delirus Posts: 38
    Thank you for the laugh and made me smile. I know there are thin people that need to keep excersising to keep up their shape but it torques me that they just show up in the gym, flounce around, flip the TV channel that you were watching, make a scene so they are noticed and then leave, all the while you're doing what you can to burn off the that has accumulated over the years....
  • oliveoil87
    oliveoil87 Posts: 141 Member
    I love this! Thanks for sharing!
  • NuclearGirl
    NuclearGirl Posts: 80
    I have a similar experience almost every time I go to the gym. I really like the rowing machine and usual do anything between 30 and 50 minutes. I like to keep a nice steady pace all the way through - about 30-31 strokes/min. It gets my heart rate up and my stamina has significantly improved over the past 2 months.
    There is always some young chick who just has to choose the rower next to me - they set off at a belting pace 35/36 strokes/min like they are in some sort of a race.
    I usually close my eyes - listen to my music, keep my pace going and after a few minutes I open my eyes and they are gone - like a token gesture!

    Maybe I'm the only nutter at the gym that actually really like the rowing machine. :wink:
  • katelynpelerson
    katelynpelerson Posts: 99 Member
    Wow, thanks for all the support and motivation! For all of you wondering how I run on this incline at this speed, I was in MANY soccer boot camps growing up, and we were forced to run up hills and all kinds of things. I've built up to this incline, I started out at like 2.0. I used to could only walk a mile in 30 minutes, but now I'm running two and a half in 30 minutes, another example of perseverance winning!
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