{"id":336,"date":"2007-11-02T15:50:54","date_gmt":"2007-11-02T23:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/2007\/11\/02\/blog-117-stunning-running-progress\/"},"modified":"2010-09-04T19:21:21","modified_gmt":"2010-09-05T03:21:21","slug":"blog-117-stunning-running-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/11\/02\/blog-117-stunning-running-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 117 > Stunning Running Progress!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div align=\"center\"><a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=7222\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image363\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/xjaymanx_lucky_star_konata_01a_sm.png?w=545\" alt=\"Konata from Lucky Star\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Konata from Lucky Star | Image from Google Search<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Holy crap! If you remember my post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/09\/22\/blog-111-toying-with-the-treadmill\/\">Blog 111 > Toying with the Treadmill?<\/a>, you&#8217;ll know I&#8217;ve been accelerating my average treadmill speed since the start of August 2007. From a walking 3.5 mph in August, to a quicker 4.0 mph (3 miles for 45 minutes) at the end of September. Well, last night on November 1st, while watching &#8220;<a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.scifi.com\/battlestar\/\">Battlestar Galactica &#8211; Mini-Series<\/a>&#8221; (yet again), I ran 3 miles in a mere 40 minutes! That&#8217;s an average 4.5 mph! But I didn&#8217;t stop there, I added another 0.5 miles in 6 minutes! That&#8217;s an average 5.0 mph for the extra bit!!! Plus overall, that&#8217;s 3.5 miles in 46 minutes! Crap, I remember when I used to be out of breath in less than 1-2 minutes at 5.0 mph, let alone 6 minutes without even thinking!<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, my weight this morning was a stunning 155 lbs! That&#8217;s a loss of about 15 lbs since I started my new nightly running routine just 3 months ago! Double crap, this is my best weight since my skinny days as a college undergrad! I doubt I can hit my freshman weight of 135 lbs, but then again, I never imagined I could hit the 150s. Damn. And while this is cardio and not strength training, maybe I don&#8217;t need that <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.bowflex.com\">Bowflex<\/a> so soon after all. I&#8217;d rather aim for a shiny new <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/imac\/\">24-inch Leopard-installed iMac<\/a>, hahaha.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>P.S. So how did this all start? Why August 2007? Well, I think it was as simple as this&#8230; On July 27th, two days before my great friend Anna&#8217;s 21st birthday, we had a comment-chat on <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/users.livejournal.com\/therealone_\/94107.html?thread=894107#t894107\">her LiveJournal<\/a>. Here&#8217;s a snippet.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li><strong><em>Me:<\/em><\/strong> Hehe, I&#8217;m not sure of the translation, but I think you&#8217;re talking about age? I still feel like 25 or 27! ; )))\n<li><strong><em>Anna:<\/em><\/strong> But you look like 28 ))\n<li><strong><em>Me:<\/em><\/strong> Awww, that&#8217;s sweet! I feel like it : )))&#8230; And u still look 19, hehe : D&#8230; P.S. So then you know people who are 27, 28, or 29?\n<li><strong><em>Anna:<\/em><\/strong> Thanx, Jay!&#8230; Of course, I have friends who are 25, 32, 34&#8230; Oh and 28. of course! ))\n<li><strong><em>Me:<\/em><\/strong> You&#8217;re welcome! : )))&#8230; Wow, so with all of your friends, I appreciate your compliment even MORE!\n<li><strong><em>Anna:<\/em><\/strong> Sure, you look younger and I don&#8217;t feel that you&#8217;re much older&#8230; Age it&#8217;s just year of your birth.=)\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Konata from Lucky Star | Image from Google Search Holy crap! If you remember my post Blog 111 > Toying with the Treadmill?, you&#8217;ll know I&#8217;ve been accelerating my average treadmill speed since the start of August 2007. From a walking 3.5 mph in August, to a quicker 4.0 mph (3 miles for 45 minutes) &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/11\/02\/blog-117-stunning-running-progress\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[97,96],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7rIwb-5q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":328,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/09\/22\/blog-111-toying-with-the-treadmill\/","url_meta":{"origin":336,"position":0},"title":"Blog 111 &gt; Toying with the Treadmill?","author":"xjaymanx","date":"September 22, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo 2320-2322 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge Hmmm, why am I posting about my treadmill? 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