Hi, My name is Giovanni and I am naming this blog " Fat Runner ". I do view myself as a runner now, and yes....I am fat ( though not as fat as I once was ). I always had off and on weight issues, by which I mean from the time I was 20 to the time I was 45 I fluctuated anywhere from 190's to 240's. I'm about 6'2" with a large frame, so I still looked pretty good in my 240's. Then came my last divorce in 2008 That's when beer and food started to take a larger presence in my life...long story short....by 2012 I was 295 with an assortment of ailments that comes along with being that size and being 50yrs old, I couldn't just drop the weight like I once was able too. I wound up in the hospital with a heart issue.....had a Heart cath in April 2012. When that heart cath showed no damage to my heart, I decided to change my life. I quit drinking beer, simply because when I get a few beers in me....I eat...ALOT! I then started a sensible diet, started a Crossfit program and then started to run. I used to HATE running....HATED IT!! I always associated it with punishment. My High School coaches would punish us with running. I knew though, there was no way to lose weight and increase stamina and gain general fitness without running as part of my fitness plan. So I sucked it up and began running. In the beginning, it was tough! I would "trick" myself, by running to 2 light poles and walking to 1 light pole. Tricking myself to actually run and not just walk, a good distance. After a 2 weeks of this, it all became easier....I could run a mile without stopping....then 2 miles....and after 2 weeks of 2 miles 3 times a week, I did my first 5 miles ever....and something funny happened....I ENJOYED IT! I couldn't believe it. Something I hated to do, was now something that I couldn't live without.When I run, I work out all/any issues of the day....personal ones....global economy....wars.....China...climate issues... I think clearly...at least whilst I'm running! This blog was born this morning after a 4 mile jaunt!! Since my Heart Cath in April I have done the following: New Harmony Mud Run....I run between 15-20 per week now....I did the Las Vegas Tough Mudder, a 12 mile cross country course with 25 military style obstacles....I am currently signed up for the Snow Canyon Half Marathon and the Mesquite Half Marathon.
I have to thank the people who push me and inspire me.....Thank you Dr. Empey for taking care of me and making me do the Tough Mudder....Thank you Jake, for being my personal escort during the event....Thank you Shelby, my lovely work wife who always beams her rainbow of optimism on me, and little Ethan Mendenhall, an 8yr old boy, who battles cancer with nary a complaint. I push through tough runs, when I think of you Ethan!!
I will be adding to this blog on a regular basis and oh, by the way, I weigh like 250...so yeah, I'm still a Fat Runner.
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