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Old 10-21-2005, 03:17 AM   #1 (permalink)
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A mile and a half without stopping in 12:30!

This may not sound like much... but 2 weeks ago I couldn't even run a quarter mile without stopping, and my 1.5 mile time wasover 18 minutes!

I'm so stoked, I just kept pushing. I don't even feel too horrible right now, but we'll see when tomorrow rolls around.
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Old 10-21-2005, 04:28 AM   #2 (permalink)
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fantastic improvement!! congratulations. keep at it and the minutes will melt away.
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Old 10-21-2005, 07:26 AM   #3 (permalink)
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That is TERRIFIC!!!!!! Congrats!!!!! I love seeing someone so excited about hitting a goal!! NICE, NICE job triple M!!!!

Keep on rolling!
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Old 10-21-2005, 07:40 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Good job! You're running a little slower than an 8min mile, which is pretty respectible by most folks! Just the sheer aspect of gutting thru it and accomplishing your goal says alot about your willpower to succeed.

Congrats.
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Old 10-21-2005, 08:43 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Wow great job! It didn't take you long to reach your goal What a beast
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Old 10-21-2005, 08:47 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Awesome job! Keep going strong!
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Old 10-21-2005, 08:52 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Way to go!
That's a huge difference from just a couple of weeks ago.
Here's to future goal-crushing...
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Old 10-21-2005, 09:00 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Well, safe to say I don't feel so hot about meeting my goal today as I did yesterday.

I cant feel my damned legs! [img]tongue.gif[/img] I'm still stoked just thinking about it. It feels good, it's a major breakthrough for me knowing it IS very pissible to reach my goals with a little hard work.

Thanks for the kind words guys, I'll keep you updated [img]smile.gif[/img] I'll be posting a pictorial of my progress in a month or two as well.
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Old 10-22-2005, 03:06 AM   #9 (permalink)
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make sure to take a walk or a light jog here today or tommorrow. it'll help get some of that "I feel human" back. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Old 10-22-2005, 09:22 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Good job -- that's amazing progress for only two weeks and going from not being able to run 1/4-mile!
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Old 10-22-2005, 05:04 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Matt, just to echo what the others said - awesome improvement. Way to set your goal and meet it! Nice work.
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Old 10-23-2005, 09:31 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Great job. It can only get better.

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Old 10-24-2005, 01:00 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Hi Matt

Good Job! Did you you say a mile and a half in 11min 30 seconds?

Well I guess I will wait for your NEXT post. Keep it up.

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Old 10-25-2005, 01:22 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Well, maybe not 11:30 but tonight I did 12:23 non-stop [img]smile.gif[/img] I could have possibly done it a bit faster but I still have really sore muscles from last friday. (Lifted a little more than I should have on top of the run)

Time for a day or two of resting... for cardio anyway, I've got my lower body routine to worry about tomorrow ;P

Gotta love working 14 hours a day and hitting the gym up right after to top it off! Time for bed [img]tongue.gif[/img] night folks, and thanks for the kind words.


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