No smokes 2 months, 5k time trial

mjh777

posted: 7/1/2009 at 10:04 PM

Quit smoking 2 months ago today and started running, as I have posted earlier. So today went down to the local

track and decided to run 5k hard to see where I am at. Finished in 20:30, I am actually pretty pleased by this time.

Feels like an accomplishment, makes me want to run more and get faster!

srlopez

Giddyup.

posted: 7/1/2009 at 10:08 PM

Dang.

Great job on both pieces of this!

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MilkTruck

posted: 7/1/2009 at 10:10 PM

Dang! That's speedy, beep-beep speedy.

Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

Greg Rowe

The shirtless wonder

posted: 7/2/2009 at 6:03 AM

20:30 is fantastic for anyone. ...And you did it at 190 pounds and a recent ex-smoker. You have a lot of talent I think. Keep it up, you'll be amazed at how far you can take it.

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SeeLizRun

posted: 7/2/2009 at 9:34 AM

damn good job!

~Liz, single mama to K, L & C
Pain is nothing compared to what it feels like to quit.

Slo_Hand

Good Days

posted: 7/2/2009 at 9:45 AM

I've been telling people for years that my smoking had nothing to do with my lack of speed when it comes to running.

I've since quit......nearly 2 years......and I'm still not any faster. Next I'll stop smoking and see if that makes me faster !

Seriously, congrats on giving up the cigarettes (Thats the real accomplishment) and a very nice 5k time trial.

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kpk33x

Resident of Pennsyltucky

posted: 7/2/2009 at 1:00 PM

mjh congrats - that's awesome!

Actually I had a high school teammate named Greg who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day (as well as the occasional longer, fat, "scented" cigarettes) and ran 16's for 5K...you're not him are you?

21st century PR's: 1 mile: 5:27 (11/02), 2 miles: 12:10 (9/10), 5K: 19:28 (9/10), 5 miles: 32:36 (10/10), 10 miles: 1:13:22 (3/10)
Goal? To try and make some of these into lifetime bests.

mjh777

posted: 7/12/2009 at 8:28 PM
modified: 7/12/2009 at 8:29 PM

Thanks for letting me brag guys, it drives me nuts trying to talk about running with my girlfriend!

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