'For the first time in my life, it felt like I was going in the direction I should be.'
“During that time I lost 32 pounds,” he said. “That’s what kept me there. For the first time in my life, my health was heading in a positive direction rather than negative.”While Leonard was enjoying CrossFit, he began to think about expanding his exercise routine into running, too. He knew thatAround March, he decided he’d run his first race, the. In the past, he actually had served as the DJ for the event, but didn’t attend the party after or know much about it.
Now, though, with his health on the line, he was determined to make it stick. He started running two to three times a week, a half mile at a time. After a few half mile runs, he worked up to running a mile, then a mile without stopping. When he picked up his bib for the race—10771—he knew it was all going to work out, as his number was a good omen. He had just weighed in at 107 pounds down before the race, and he was born in 1971.When he got to the eight-mile marker at the race, he reached a gradual uphill and a fight to the finish. His calf started to cramp during the last 0.2 miles in the downhill, but Leonard pushed through when he saw the finish come into view.
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