2007-2010

2007-2008

January 2007 brought my retirement from the Navy and starting my post Navy career. This did not include any good habits of diet and exercise. I jogged a little and ate a lot. I actually ran the Historic MC Half and the MCM again in 2008. And it went even worse. Although, I beat the one legged Marine this time, I finished even slower 4:58, and did it weighing over 200lbs.

2009-2010

                  A sedentary life was starting to be my modus operandi. I ran a little, did the MC half again and couple other small runs, mostly at jogging pace. We took a trip to Charleston, SC in November of 2009 and I could barely walk the streets of my favorite city without huffing and puffing. I had to do something. I now weighed almost 220lbs and I could do any physical activity without it hurting.  Then, out of blue came the spark I needed. The company that I work for Systems Planning and Analysis (www.spa.com) offered a Weight Watchers (http://www.weightwatchers.com/index.aspx) at-work program.  Because it was cheap, I had run out of the last excuse to change my life style and I signed up.

                  I started in March of 2010 and 26 weeks later following the PointPlus program to the letter, I lost 55 lbs. This included running as my form of exercise. I ran a lot. About 40 miles a week. I ran the Historic Marine Corps Half Marathon, the Ooh-Rah run series at Henderson Hall, Marine Corps 17.75K, the Annapolis 10Miler, the Navy 5 Miler, and the Camp Letts Turkey Trot. They were all fun and I was hooked again on running again. I fell in love with my Nike Free Run shoes and my recovery after each race was quicker mainly because I was running at 179lbs instead of 220lbs.