Tim/26.2

Finding my stride · San Francisco

A year ago I ran my first mile. Now I'm training for twenty-six point two.

I picked up running in September 2025. Somewhere along the way I lost more than a hundred pounds — but the running is what stayed. This is the road to my first marathon.

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Golden Gate Half · Nov 1, 2026

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days to Vienna

Journey — complete
Sep '25 → Apr '27

01 — The why

In 2025 I decided to stop sitting things out. No grand plan — just a pair of shoes and a short, ugly first run that I was certain the whole neighborhood could see. It was not graceful. I did it again the next day anyway.

The weight came off after that, more than a hundred pounds of it. But that turned out to be the side effect, not the point. What I actually found was the running itself: the quiet dark-morning miles, the start lines, the slow and stubborn proof that I can do hard things if I keep showing up for them.

The marathon is the next hard thing — more than double the furthest I had ever gone a year ago. So I'm doing it properly: a coach, a real plan, and every mile logged. Vienna, April 2027. Then we'll find out what comes after.

The weight loss was the side effect. The running was the point.

100+ lbs

Lost since the start

1:54:31

Half-marathon PR

14.3 mi

Longest run, so far

26.2

The number that's left

02 — Race by race

Every bib on the way to the start line.

Nov 27, 2025 · Cleveland

Turkey Trot 5-Miler

The first bib. Had no idea what I was doing — finished anyway. This is where it starts.

5.0 mi · 9:56/mi · 165 bpm avg