Comments on: Hampton Hill Athletic Club in Columbia, SC http://www.344pounds.com/2009/10/hampton-hill-athletic-club-in-columbia-sc/ I lost nearly 150 pounds by counting calories. I once weighed 344.2 pounds, now around 200. My story has been told on CNN, CBS, and Newsweek and will soon be in a book. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:25:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: erin http://www.344pounds.com/2009/10/hampton-hill-athletic-club-in-columbia-sc/#comment-4522 erin Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:01:48 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=4233#comment-4522 >An 11:30 mile is fairly decent, too. Although it does put you into the “penguin runner” category :) Hey... I just finished a marathon at 12:45. Nothing wrong with being a penguin runner if that's your pace. Only focus on your pace if it motivates you - the most important thing is to maintain your desire to run regularly! BTW, I also think this comment was a reference to John "the Penguin" Bingham, who is a huge inspiration to us back of the pack folks - http://www.johnbingham.com/ Way to go, Tyler. Would you have ever dreamed a year ago that you could run a 10:30 mile? That's an amazing accomplishment - congratulations! >An 11:30 mile is fairly decent, too. Although it does put you into the “penguin runner” category :)

Hey… I just finished a marathon at 12:45. Nothing wrong with being a penguin runner if that’s your pace. Only focus on your pace if it motivates you – the most important thing is to maintain your desire to run regularly!

BTW, I also think this comment was a reference to John “the Penguin” Bingham, who is a huge inspiration to us back of the pack folks – http://www.johnbingham.com/

Way to go, Tyler. Would you have ever dreamed a year ago that you could run a 10:30 mile? That’s an amazing accomplishment – congratulations!

]]> By: tpc http://www.344pounds.com/2009/10/hampton-hill-athletic-club-in-columbia-sc/#comment-4407 tpc Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:15:14 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=4233#comment-4407 Sup dude I have been periodically checking your blog since I started my weight loss. In May I was 279 today I am 210. Since Ive gotten back to school I love running. I used to hate it, treadmill, outside. It seems strange but I love running on the indoor track here at school, something about knowing I have this many laps, and other people running gets me motivated to go faster. When I started my weight loss journey, I don't think I could run a mile let alone a quick one. But today I ran somewhere around a 7:45 minute mile, I was dead after but I still did it! I want to be under 6 minutes by the end of this school year. Some advice to you that sounds silly, but it works so great for me, is music. Any music that makes you happy. If you have a song that no matter what mood you are in, makes you happy listen to it while running. I'll be running just kind of trudging along and as soon as one of the songs pops up I'm speeding up and I'm excited about running. Keep up the great work, this blog has helped me a lot to know that I'm not alone, and you knew what it was like to be very obese and have skinny people tell you how to lose weight. That doesn't work. You have lost way more than I have so you know what your doing too, but when someone who has no professional background tells me to do this or that, I'm just like no I'll continue what I'm doing, when you lose 70 pounds, you can tell me what to do. I'm sure you can feel the same way, except you get to say 120 pounds! great job dude keep it up! Sup dude I have been periodically checking your blog since I started my weight loss. In May I was 279 today I am 210. Since Ive gotten back to school I love running. I used to hate it, treadmill, outside. It seems strange but I love running on the indoor track here at school, something about knowing I have this many laps, and other people running gets me motivated to go faster. When I started my weight loss journey, I don’t think I could run a mile let alone a quick one. But today I ran somewhere around a 7:45 minute mile, I was dead after but I still did it! I want to be under 6 minutes by the end of this school year. Some advice to you that sounds silly, but it works so great for me, is music. Any music that makes you happy. If you have a song that no matter what mood you are in, makes you happy listen to it while running. I’ll be running just kind of trudging along and as soon as one of the songs pops up I’m speeding up and I’m excited about running. Keep up the great work, this blog has helped me a lot to know that I’m not alone, and you knew what it was like to be very obese and have skinny people tell you how to lose weight. That doesn’t work. You have lost way more than I have so you know what your doing too, but when someone who has no professional background tells me to do this or that, I’m just like no I’ll continue what I’m doing, when you lose 70 pounds, you can tell me what to do. I’m sure you can feel the same way, except you get to say 120 pounds! great job dude keep it up!

]]> By: will http://www.344pounds.com/2009/10/hampton-hill-athletic-club-in-columbia-sc/#comment-4400 will Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:03:03 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=4233#comment-4400 Hey! Don't be knocking us penguins! I'm really proud of my 13' mile, lol. As we like to say, "Slow is the new Fast!" Great job, Tyler. Keep it up :-) Hey! Don’t be knocking us penguins! I’m really proud of my 13′ mile, lol. As we like to say, “Slow is the new Fast!”

Great job, Tyler. Keep it up :-)

]]> By: Crystal http://www.344pounds.com/2009/10/hampton-hill-athletic-club-in-columbia-sc/#comment-4399 Crystal Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:34:57 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=4233#comment-4399 Awesome job!!! Keep it up, running only gets more addictive, it's awesome! See you at the Cooper River Bridge 3/27/10! Awesome job!!! Keep it up, running only gets more addictive, it’s awesome! See you at the Cooper River Bridge 3/27/10!

]]> By: Tyler http://www.344pounds.com/2009/10/hampton-hill-athletic-club-in-columbia-sc/#comment-4397 Tyler Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:42:12 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=4233#comment-4397 I'm definitely focusing for that under 10 minute mark. That is my goal. I hope to be able to do that in a few weeks! I’m definitely focusing for that under 10 minute mark. That is my goal. I hope to be able to do that in a few weeks!

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