The Incredible Shrinking Man by TISM

Hi, and welcome to the TISM Blog. My friends started to call me The Incredible Shrinking Man – hence the TISM tag…

The story is basically about getting to age 50, having a car crash, losing a lot of weight, and going on to running.

No proprietary ‘diets’, no surgical interventions, gastric bands etc – just a bit of will-power and determination, healthier eating habits, and latterly a bit of exercise eventually culminating in actually liking running….(or my personal interpretation of it.)

The DETAILS 

Jan 2005 - 27.56 st.         Jan 2006     -19.21 st.         Jan 2007 -        14.41 st

Sep 2007 12 1/2 Stone thats 15 stone in less than 3 years

2007

Feb      Doctor challenged me to ‘do a run’ (not run a single pace for 25 years……)

Mar      ‘Ran’ on treadmill for first time – got an entry from The Prostate Cancer Charity for the Great North Run.

            Started my very first ‘blog’, here on Realbuzz.

May     Deepings 10k  in  1:06:44

Jun       City of Manchester 10k  in  1:03:44

July      Thurlby 10k  in  1:06:16 (long hills)

Sep      GREAT NORTH RUN  in  2:24:11

Oct      Major surgery to remove 3Kgs of loose skin from abdomen

Nov     Second op to rectify infections from Oct op

Dec      Back in training for 2008 race entries (HOLD ON - who said anything about more races - this was supposed to be GNR and then back to 'normal'!!!

2008

Feb - Sleaford Half Marathon 2:18:27

Apr - Flora London Marathon 5:46:05

May - Edinburgh Marathon 5:54:57

Jun - Major Surgery to remove loose skin from thighs

Oct - Great North Run 2:32:16  /  Great Eastern Run 2:29:05

Nov - Athens Classic Marathon 5:58:57

Now, at 54, my philosophy is basically

- Try never to say No to something I haven't tried before. (Life is way too short for missed opportunities.)

- There are no reasons not to - only excuses.

- If it is to be, then it is up to ME

I’m always happy to share my experiences…. And I always try to keep smiling!

TISM

My personal story is on   The TISM website     

This is a special site of resources for  'BlogRunners'

FINALLY - THE BOOK  check it out

HERE

MY GOALS

High Legh 10k    22/02/09        Have a great day with loads of Bloggers  Get under 60 mins.

Maratona di Roma    22/03/09   Couldn't resist, looks terrific.  Aiming for a PB. GOT IT!!

NightMarathon, Venice  23/05/09  Just had to try out a Saturday night marathon with an all-night party at the end!!  HAD TO CANCEL!!

ALL PLANS ON 'HOLD' through injury at present...... watch this space....

T