Spider-Doug Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Good evening...or morning (ugh, time differences, wibbly wobbly). I'm Doug and I've obviously just joined Nerd Fitness. I live in Auckland, New Zealand, and I'm 35 years old. The past year or so has been full of changes for me. After 10 years I left a really unsatisfying and stressful job in advertising and started a degree, majoring in Anthropology. Also, one day I looked down and my belly was much bigger than it used to be, so in January of this year I started running. Over the course of the month I managed to run a total of 76km (or 47.22 miles for those of you still using imperial units). I hope to better that number this month. I also managed to run 5km (3.10 miles) in 30:35. This time is also something else I'd like to beat. Ultimately, my first goal is to be able to run 5km without feeling like I want to collapse afterwards. And once my fitness has improved, I would like to introduce a body weight workout routine 3/4 times a week. So yeah, that's me. This seems like a really cool and supportive community and I'm looking forward to getting to know some of you a little better. 1 Quote STR0 DEX0 STA0 CON0 WIS0 CHA0 Link to comment
Basement Cat Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Welcome to the rebellion, Doug! Good luck with your goals and keep us posted! Quote Current form: Chubby House Cat (lvl4) Weight objective: 20% S. 4 P. 6 E. 4 C. 7 I. 8 A. 4 L. 5 Battle log Current Challenge Handy linky. Link to comment
Guzzi Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Hi. Way to go man, you're already way ahead of me since you can actually run 5k (either with or without dying at the end of it). That's what I'm trying to work my way up to, so kudos! Ps. "Spider-Doug" - LOVE IT!!! Quote Make Life Rue The Day Turning back the clock Recipe book 14 Life is far too short to take seriously Link to comment
CrimsonTide2006 Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Welcome and good luck!! Great job so far with running! Quote Link to comment
RES Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Welcome to the rebellion! Great job on the goals so far, I am signed up for a 5k next month and collapsing at the end is a huge fear of mine Quote RES...and I want to live days worth dying for Current: RES: No challenge this round Spoiler Really Eclectic Scorpio, Level 86 |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|70|71|72|73|74|75|76|77|78|79|80|81|82|83|84|85|86|87|88|89| | My Character Page | Tracking Spreadsheet | My Blog | Growth happens when you care more about the well being of your future self than the comfort of your present self! "Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." -Yoda Link to comment
.strike Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 NZ? Yeah buddy!!! Sounds like you are well underway on your fitness journey, Doug - I'm a keen runner and bodyweight fitness enthusiast, so if there's any help or advice you need feel free to message me. Also let me know if you are ever visiting Wellington! 1 Quote Link to comment
Spider-Doug Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 NZ? Yeah buddy!!! Sounds like you are well underway on your fitness journey, Doug - I'm a keen runner and bodyweight fitness enthusiast, so if there's any help or advice you need feel free to message me. Also let me know if you are ever visiting Wellington!Thanks! I won't hesitate to pick your brains. In fact, expect a question very shortly... Quote STR0 DEX0 STA0 CON0 WIS0 CHA0 Link to comment
StuffedInABoxx Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Welcome Spider-Doug! Yeah, I have no idea why we still use Imperial Units...they make so little sense... 1 Quote Glingaerben the Wood ElfLevel 1 Ranger AssassinSTR 2 | DEX 3 | STA 1 | CON 1 | WIS 2 | CHA 2Challenges: #1, 2Battle Log Link to comment
Kiwipete Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Welcome Spider-Doug, good to see the number of kiwi rebels is swelling everyday. Keep up the good work with running. 1 Quote It is like Abraham Lincoln said in the past and on Mars 'You just have to believe in yourself. Adventure time. Link to comment
Kard Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Hi Spider-Doug! Its nice to meet you! 1 Quote Take a deep breath, center, LEAP! Link to comment
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