After 10 1/2 years in the US Army, I joined Corporate America in 1998. I ran occasionally, but nowhere near of what I used to do. I gained a few pounds here and there over the following years while working for pharmaceutical giants Pfizer, then Aventis. I worked in Tennessee, Florida and New York. While in Tennessee, I enjoyed eating the great southern food! Well, maybe I enjoyed it too much because within a year, I weighed almost 170 pounds! Yes! That's heavy for me! I remember when I worked for Pfizer in Tennessee, we had our quarterly meeting on a lake in Branson, MO. We rented boats and waterski equipment and had a blast! It wasn't until I developed the roll of film (Yup! Digital cameras were still over $10,000!) and saw a picture my friend took of me driving one of the rented boats. He was behind me to get my point of view of where I was going. I had my shirt off to enjoy the sun, but unfortunately, the picture showed an unpleasant sight. What do they call it today? A muffin top? Love handles? Not good by any name and I can't remember where I put that picture! That was my first motivation in a long time to get out more often and exercise! In Florida, I ran more than I did in Tennessee, but it was hard to lose the added weight! In 2000, I moved to the New York/New Jersey area, a move that would soon ignite my old passion of running.
Always a Runner...
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