Getting started.

My name is Lee Silverman, I'm fat, and I don't like it.  I'm setting out to get fit again. 

My first goal is simply to start running consistently.  I've been on again off again for this past summer, but I keep falling off the wagon.  Hopefully keeping a blog on my progress will help me stick with it.

Running itself has never been my problem.  My problem is that I am incredibly injury prone.  That's a muscular issue, not a cardio issue.  I've always gotten into trouble because I can run longer than I should. 

So right now, and probably through the end of November, I'm not really running to run.  I'm running as a warm up to stretching.  On off days, I'll work on strengthening.

Today's run was just 16 minutes -- 8:05 minutes out and 8:15 back.  Then a walk home and 20 minutes of stretching.  I was incredibly tight.  I did quads, hamstrings, calves, then quads hamstrings, calves again & finally hip flexors.  I was at home so I used the calf stretcher, which is an amazing device.

Tomorrow I'll do some strength work.