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Corporate 5K Results

Corporate 5K Results

Half Air life article

The Corporate 5K was held a little over a week ago and, as promised, I am writing to give you a wrap-up on my participation and results.

This year’s race boasted the largest participation in the history of this particular 5K, with over 18,000 runners and walkers, one of those participants, of course, being myself. I did register as a runner but was honest and lined up with “over 25 minute finish time” group. In my training, I never worked up to the point where I could run (or jog) the entire route, not even close. Still, I think my split may have been 40% jogging, 60% walking. (I wouldn’t… Read more...

Corporate 5K Update

Corporate 5K Update

Half Air life article

A while ago I wrote about signing up for the Corporate 5K Run at work. As I write this that run is about a week away and I thought I would take a moment to give you a quick update.

First, let me catch you up on my diet and weight loss. I have been counting calories as planned and done a fairly decent job of keeping within my goal range, which is to lose 1 pound a week. Of course, some days I go over that limit (especially if I eat a big meal out), but even then I am often able to keep within a range that should maintain my current weight. So far it’s been working and I am down nearly twenty pounds! This is more than … Read more...