It was an experience that I really enjoyed and hope to do again in May with
the "Run for Habitat". I was a little nervous, having never done this before
and being a bit shy around new people. Most looked at me a smirked a little
like, "hey look at the fat guy", but I didn't care. One of the people who
attended my speaking engagement for the hospital stopped me before the run
and we chatted a little bit. I poised myself at the back-middle of the pack
from advice I had gotten from others who have done it (avoid the stampede in
the front, slow pace of the people in the back).

I was passed many times and spent most of the run by myself, which was a
little lonely. I played the passing game with a 10 year old girl, I passed
her and a short time later she passed me, we did this a few times. I finally
won out when we hit a steep incline, she decided to walk it and I kept
jogging along.

I never stopped, knowing that if I did I would not continue. My time was
39:12, which was faster that what I had originally thought (13min mile).

If you were to tell me 3 years ago that I would be participating in 5k runs,
I'd think you were nuts...

Another milestone achieved...

Matty
510/254/210

Mini Goal #1 - get my morning jog up 4.8mi by 03/31/07
Mini Goal #2 - 300lbs total lost by 08/31/07

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