My Running Blog

Hi, my name is Daniel. My family calls me Danny and my friends call me Dan. A good friend suggested that I keep a blog of my runs so that I can share my thoughts and, hopefully, inspire others to run. I guess this will be the start of something new.

I started running my freshman year in college. At the time, though, I never took it seriously (took long walking breaks, never increased my distances, went for weeks without a run, etc). After I graduated from college in the June of 2010, I realized that I was overweight, unattractive, and unhappy. I wanted a change so I decided to change the way I eat and began to run on a regular basis.

It has been almost 10 months since I started running seriously. Since then, I have lost about 50 pounds, lost 6 inches off my waist, and down 2 shirt sizes. My original motivation to run was to lose weight and attract women. Over time, that changed to simply looking good. At this stage in my life, I run only for myself.

This Blog will log most (if not all) of my runs from now to the OC Marathon which I am currently training for. Race day is May 1st, 2011.

Wish me luck!