Author: Rudy

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Total Miles: 31.15 in 14 days.

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Posting here for continuity. No social media, no write-up. We are attending to important family business.

Total Miles: 28.15 in 13 days.

See how this whole thing got started here.

Posting here for continuity. No social media, no write-up. We are attending to important family business.

Total Miles: 26.15 in 12 days.

See how this whole thing got started here.

Posting here for continuity. No social media, no write-up. We are attending to important family business.

Total Miles: 24.15 in 11 days.

See how this whole thing got started here.

Date: 01/12/2019
Day: 10 of 100
Weight: 254.8
Miles: 2.02
Total Time: 22:02
Avg Pace: 10’54″/mi

I was so sick today I couldn’t work. I woke up and worked for about an hour before it was too much. I called off. I ended up sleeping half the day. Every time I woke up, all I could think about was how I was going to get my run done.

I don’t know what to say here other than I strapped up my shit and did it. It’s probably not good for me, it wasn’t fun, but I made this commitment and I’m going to see it through. I have a few days off work now. The plan is to rest properly and log my miles, heading back into work recovered.

Total Miles: 22.13 in 10 days.

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Date: 01/11/2019
Day: 9 of 100
Weight: 253.0
Miles: 2.00
Total Time: 20:29
Avg Pace: 10’13″/mi

I woke up this morning, well, not so much woke up as never having slept sick as hell. I felt so bad that I thought about calling off work and sleeping all day. Then I thought about the project I volunteered for at work and my run. I also didn’t want to balk on my commitment to my teammates or my commitment to myself. So, I got up – made my early morning meeting and worked through to lunch.

At lunch I set out to do three but after losing a minute and a half in mile two I stopped and walked two more. It’s already not a good idea to run while sick, so I thought it best to not push it with how bad I was feeling after two.

Still, I did it. Those moments that feel the worst when you’re in it always feel the best when they’re over. Day 9 down. 

Total Miles: 20.11 in 9 days.

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Date: 01/10/2019
Day: 8 of 100
Weight: 255.0
Miles: 4.01
Total Time: 42:23
Avg Pace: 10’34″/mi

I’m still sick, but I wanted to start week 2 strong, so I decided to do 4 miles today. My schedule is also still crazy with work, so I had to get it in on my lunch break.

But when I made my brain tell my body that we weren’t quitting until we hit four, I felt a little boost going into the 4th and everything sort of evened out. I hate running, but there’s beauty in doing something you hate. One of my favorite things to remember while running is:

Everything ends.

It’s been about an hour since I’ve finished and I’m still riding the high. There’s nothing better than how you feel after making yourself do something you didn’t want to do for an hour – just try it.

Total Miles: 18.11 in 8 days.

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Date: 01/09/2019
Day: 7 of 100
Weight: 254.00
Miles: 1.00
Total Time: 8:44
Avg Pace: 8’43″/mi

One week down, 13 to go. I decided to take the dogs and run the 7th day instead of walking it. I knew we were moving pretty quickly but didn’t think we were running a sub 9, which is cool. I’ve been really strapped for time with work commitments so I’ve been having an early morning meeting with a short gap before my normal work begins, and I have an appointment during lunch so that’s out of the question – and if I wait until the evening, well, that’s too much time to talk myself out of it.

Total Miles: 14.10 in 7 days.

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Date: 01/08/2019
Day: 6 of 100
Weight: 256.8
Miles: 2.05
Total Time: 22:34
Avg Pace: 11’00″/mi

Still sick so still pretty slow. The cool thing is I felt so sick and dizzy that I was kind of zoned out during the run so it went by quick and painlessly. I’m also helping out with some extracurricular projects at work, so I had about a 30 minute gap this morning to get one in.

Tomorrow is day 7, which brings the first week to a close. I don’t think I’m going to walk it, I don’t feel like I’ve done enough to warrant the rest. I’m going to save my “rest” walk for a day I actually need it. I’ve finished two books now, and I’m going to be moving on to the next one.

Total Miles: 13.10 in 6 days.

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Date: 01/07/2019
Day: 5 of 100
Weight: 258.0
Miles: 3.00
Total Time: 38.48
Avg Pace: 12’55″/mi

I don’t have much to say about today. I woke up with a sore throat feeling a little sick, so I waited until the afternoon to run. It was tough to run fast so I decided to go a longer distance a lot slower. I mean, a lot slower.

I’m going to have days like these. Days I’m sick, days I don’t feel like running, but I made a commitment. So unless I’m dead or seriously injured I’m going to have to suck it up and git r’ dun.

Total Miles: 11.05 in 5 days.

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