Recreational Running

Heya, this post is going to be a little more personal. Up to now I mainly rambled on about random stuff, in this here post I will let you in on my life a little.

As I mentioned before, I did a BA thesis that was due January. In order to be able to focus and remain calm, I started running back in November.
Healthy mind, healthy body. That kind of stuff.
And trust me it helps tremendously. Running through the woods has a very calming, cleansing effect on me. It lets you ponder a day's events, reflect on a thought you couldn't quite finish at the desk, or just go into idle mode and run and run and run...

And it helps you loose weight as well.
Back in early December this here tubby boy weighed a whooping 87.5 kg at 1.86m.
That's 193 pounds at 6'1". Not outright fat, but I felt too heavy.
I started running seriously only after I finished my thesis, but I have been running 3 times a week now, for some time.
I started at 4kms(2.5 miles), and then went up to 6 km and today I ran a whooping 9.5km aka 5.9 miles.
And I just realized I now weigh 80.7 kg or 178 pounds.
I lost 15 pounds, without actually changing my diet at all.

I am actually quite thrilled to see this work. I have never been much of a sports enthusiast (apart from e-sports, "would you like to see my micro" nerd stuff, which I quit cold-turkey style in January), so I am surprised to see I am good at this.
My goal for now is to be able to run 15 km (9.3 miles) in one session. That's a good distance to be able to run the usual 10km "competitions" for fun with some energy to spare.

And if I can ever manage, my longterm goal is to run a marathon, at least once. Preferably Boston or New York. But I hate running on tarmac...
We'll see, for now, it's laps in the park for me.