About

This is me trying to look cool after a sweaty run.

So, I'm Burke and I'm a runner.

I'm overweight, but getting smaller.

I'm almost 50 (48 right now).

I'm getting fit before 50.

Training for my first 1/2 marathon in 2017.

I'm a sugarholic.

So let's take it way back for a minute.  I have not always been a runner.  Over the years I have started, and not completed the Couch to 5K (c25k) program more times than I can count.

I was never really an athlete growing up.  Sure I played a few sports, but was pretty much always "just good enough", and never a super star, or what I would consider an "athlete".

Finally, in January 2015 I decided to make a change in my life.  I started recording everything I ate using My Fitness Pal, and started the C25K program.  It stuck, and I rocked it.

In June of 2015 I had lost 25 pounds and run a total of 93 miles that month.  Then things began to crumble.  My runs became more and more infrequent.  My eating amounted to basically putting any food I wanted in my mouth - I blew it big time.

By August 2016, I had gained back 20 pounds, and had completely stopped running.  I was fed up and it was time for a change.

So in Augus 2016 I restarted the C25K program, and stuck with it.  So this begins my running, fitness and weight loss journey that I will be talking about here.  Enjoy the ride with me, and be sure to drop me a note if you have any comments or questions!