When I began my journey, I weighed more than a hundred pounds more and suffered chronic pain due to arthritis. It was a big challenge and not easy by any means, but I completed my first 10 km race at Kildonan Park on October 20, 2013! I ran it in 1 hour and 2 minutes and I came in 81st place out of 140 runners, not bad for my first 10 km race!

It was very rewarding when I would be out with my wife and we would see friends that we hadn’t seen in a long time. Many friends asked my wife who the new guy was. They didn’t even recognize me!

My wife was an incredible support throughout this process and I would like to thank her very much for the encouragement.

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