Finding Stephen V

I am going to walk the Rocket City Half Marathon on Sunday, December 15, 2024 in Huntsville, Alabama. There, I said it. That makes it real, right?  There's a 4 hour time limit , so I have my work cut out for me. An almost 500 pound man should be able to walk a half marathon in under 4 hours, right? Well, hopefully when race time is here, I'll have dropped at least 120 pounds. This isn't my first rodeo. I walked the 2011 Mercedes Half Marathon in Birmingham, Alabama at a hefty 400 pounds , and at that time I setup the goal in 2010 ish when I was even heavier at almost 600 pounds. Did I train properly? No. Was I fully prepared? No. However, I still did it with the help of a friend walking with me once a week for my long walks. My training was supposed include walking throughout the rest of the week, but I didn't follow my training plans very well. Anyway, although I didn't ideally train, I got a lot of motivation from this goal, and in the end lost a lot of weight a

 

 

 

 " 2nd Non-Scale Victory #NSV since starting this weight loss journey Aug 2, 2023: When starting, my shirt size was 7x-8x. Just bought a couple of T-shirts since the old shirts are too big. I'm down to a 5x. A win is a win. " Posted on X 12/2/23