SparkPeople advertisers help keep the site free! Learn more
    SEXBOBOMB   10,525
SparkPoints 		10,000-14,999 SparkPoints
 
 
Overweight Runner? READ THIS NOW!

Thursday, June 07, 2012

Okay, Sparker SUCCUBUS linked to this blog today, and I was so moved by it I just had to repost it!

It's amazing, and sweet and inspiring without being maudlin -- and I wish I could buy the guy who wrote it a drink!

(And yeah, when I first clicked it, ice water ran through my veins because the girl in the pic? She looks a lot like me!)

flintland.blogspot.com/2
012/05/hey-fat-girl.html
SHARE
  Member Comments About This Blog Post:

LBFROMBUFAD 6/12/2012 12:16PM

    Wow, that brought tears to my eyes, thanks so much for sharing it, this might have given me the boost I needed to bring the running out on to the road and out of the basement. The treadmill doesn't do much to prepare the body for running on asphalt, as I found out at my first 5K, and all I did was intervals. This rules. emoticon

Report Inappropriate Comment
CORYGIRL42 6/12/2012 10:42AM

    I just started jogging last week and can only go for about a minute at atime. I walk for several minutes and then jog again. It feels tremendous to be able to move again. I love the runner I am becoming!!

Report Inappropriate Comment
LULUBELLE65 6/12/2012 10:29AM

    What a great article. Thanks for sharing it!

Report Inappropriate Comment
SNAPSHOTSTACY 6/12/2012 10:22AM

    That is AWESOME!! And makes me happy.
As a "fat runner" myself - I've always worried about what "real runners" would think about me. And, sometimes I've gotten that look of 'oh, god, why are you even trying? you're gross.'.. but, mostly I've gotten the 'KEEP IT UP, YOU'RE ONE OF US!' nods.
And, it's a great feeling.

As I have on my RoadID - I may be slow, but I'm lapping the couchers!
emoticon

Report Inappropriate Comment
SHOCKER_KHAN 6/12/2012 10:13AM

    Thank you so much for sharing! I loved this blog and the picture of the girl running is way better than me. She's not crawling and throwing up in the grass.

Report Inappropriate Comment
OUT-OF-ASHES 6/10/2012 9:07AM

    Wow! That was so awesome! Thank you for posting that, I am grateful.

It reminds me to keep my chin up, I always feel like people are judging me when I'm running.

Report Inappropriate Comment
KATD13 6/8/2012 1:14PM

    Loved it!
As a former runner, I'd like to run in some races again. The only thing holding me back are the voices in my head. "Too fat, too old, too slow." They shout. Along with "Everyone will stare & laugh at you" Plus the real motivational killers of "You'll be last to finish or you wont even be able to finish".

Somehow, I will find enough courage to just DO IT.
emoticon

Report Inappropriate Comment
CHERRY666 6/8/2012 9:45AM

    THANK YOU for posting that link!

Report Inappropriate Comment
1PEACEBUNNY 6/7/2012 11:02PM

    I like that blog post and if that chick looks like you then you are truly badass for real. The reader in me appreciated that link and the motivation behind it. You will continue to rock it out, I have no doubt about that! emoticon emoticon emoticon

Report Inappropriate Comment

Add Your Comment to the Blog Post


Log in to post a comment.