This will be hard for many of you who know me today (okay, all of you) to believe, but back in day when I was in the Corps, I regularly ran 3 miles in less than 18 mins. I think my best was 17 mins and 46 secs.

 

When I showed up at The Basic School I was immediately placed on Weight Control and couldn't run a mile (way too much fun my senior year in college after football season ended and way too many bad health habits in law school). Within approx 3 months, I'd lost over 65 pounds and within 4 months was running the 3 miles under 18 mins (which got me the max points on the running portion of the PFT). This is a no kidder: when I got placed on Weight Control a Navy Doctor gave me a diet to follow. After I saw the Doctor and returned to my barracks, my CO summoned me into his office and asked if I'd been given a diet to follow. I said Yes Sir and handed it to my CO. He threw it into the GI can and pulled a small can of tuna (packed in water) out of his desk. He told me that was all I was allowed to eat a day until I got to the max weight for my height. Talk about weight coming off fast. It did. But Lordy, I was exhausted all the time.

 

Now because of my knees I'd be lucky to walk 1 mile in less than 18 mins.

 

I actually enjoyed running but the years of playing football in high school and college plus all the runs in boots while carrying a full ALICE pack eventually came home to roost on my knees. Now I'm a stationary bike "enthusiast".

This will be hard for many of you who know me today (okay, all of you) to believe, but back in day when I was in the Corps, I regularly ran 3 miles in less than 18 mins. I think my best was 17 mins and 46 secs.

 

When I showed up at The Basic School I was immediately placed on Weight Control and couldn't run a mile (way too much fun my senior year in college after football season ended and way too many bad health habits in law school). Within approx 3 months, I'd lost over 65 pounds and within 4 months was running the 3 miles under 18 mins (which got me the max points on the running portion of the PFT). This is a no kidder: when I got placed on Weight Control a Navy Doctor gave me a diet to follow. After I saw the Doctor and returned to my barracks, my CO summoned me into his office and asked if I'd been given a diet to follow. I said Yes Sir and handed it to my CO. He threw it into the GI can and pulled a small can of tuna (packed in water) out of his desk. He told me that was all I was allowed to eat a day until I got to the max weight for my height. Talk about weight coming off fast. It did. But Lordy, I was exhausted all the time.

 

Now because of my knees I'd be lucky to walk 1 mile in less than 18 mins.

 

I actually enjoyed running but the years of playing football in high school and college plus all the runs in boots while carrying a full ALICE pack eventually came home to roost on my knees. Now I'm a stationary bike "enthusiast".

 

 

Give me tuna or give me death. I need to knock off another ten pounds to get to where I need to be.

I did A LOT of different cardio yesterday at the gym for the first time in quite a while. Needless to say to ribs are actually sore today as a result. I'm yet to have done a 5k. Almost did one last summer but was having some knee problems and backed out.

 

When's the inaugural BGP 5k?

7 minute mile is really good. For just getting into it. My best was 630 in my army days. Today I can only walk due back issues. I use to do a run, walk sprint strategy that did wonders for my times.

About 2pm, first week or two of April.