Comments on: I Lost to A 10-Year Old Girl

By: urmilla deshpande

urmilla deshpande — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:43:00 +0000

I have a 15 year old son who did his 5k in 17:22. He smiled when I told him your time. “not bad,” he says. I finally did your beginner workout today after reading and reading you for weeks… I’m 48, overweight, and managed to do the circuit twice before collapsing in a heap of fat. My skinny child was very supportive, saying “you’ve started, now next year we’ll do a 5K together”. 17:22 I think not, but maybe I can at least finish it. They run 65 miles a week at the peak of season… I’ll be delighted if I can do that many ever! Something to look forward to…

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Why Jumping Off The Bridge is a Good Idea | Nerd Fitness — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:10:55 +0000

[...] get funny looks and I always get stopped by people asking me what the hell I’m doing. Try running a race in them and the questions won’t [...]

By: fat loss 4 idiots

fat loss 4 idiots — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:32:07 +0000

well friend girl attempting a solo sail around … Ahead of her lay more than 2100 miles of ocean!

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5 Life Lessons Learned From The Karate Kid | Nerd Fitness — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:00:54 +0000

[...] competing with when it comes to your health is yourself. Who cares if you ran in a 5k race and got beat by a 10-year old girl? Who cares if you can only bench 20 pounds while the cute girl next to you is putting up 135 for [...]

By: Joel Blog Of Impossible Things

Joel Blog Of Impossible Things — Fri, 21 May 2010 08:06:27 +0000

I HATE RUNNING

At least I thought that. I'm a skinny guy too and up till training for my triathlon I never ran. I find running is just like weights. At first it sucks (you feel weak lifting, you feel like you're gonna puke running) but over time you build up a tolerance and the other day I ran 6 miles without a hitch. SIX! That doesn't sound like a lot but I really never have been much of a runner and that seems like a HUGE accomplishment!

By: The Daft Punk Guide to Fitness - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger | Nerd Fitness

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:49:30 +0000

[...] of the best ways to get faster is to train with somebody who is faster than you. A few weeks back I ran a 5k along with my friend Joe who is in better shape than I am. Because I forced myself to try and keep [...]

By: Help Me Make a Complete Ass of Myself – It’s for a Good Cause. | Nerd Fitness

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:13:02 +0000

[...] my last one (where I got destroyed by a 10-year old girl), I decided that was enough humiliation for the year. That all changed when I came across the [...]

By: How to Survive the Holidays With Minimal Weight Gain | Nerd Fitness

How to Survive the Holidays With Minimal Weight Gain | Nerd Fitness — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:54:21 +0000

[...] and early to run in a 5k Thanksgiving race with my family. I don’t even WANT to run this race (not after my last experience in a 5k), but if my DAD and MOM are going to do it, I feel like I should too. After all, it’s [...]

By: Heart-Attacks, Half-Marathons, and Superheroes | Nerd Fitness

Heart-Attacks, Half-Marathons, and Superheroes | Nerd Fitness — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:05:04 +0000

[...] of you have read my story about running a 5k this past weekend. If you haven’t read it yet, I’ll give you my abridged version – running and I [...]

By: toddhelmkamp

toddhelmkamp — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:16:14 +0000

Don't feel bad Steve, the same thing happened to me in my first 5k at the end of July. I was second to last, because my buddy had a bad knee and was taking it easy. I barely beat him, and I was uninjured just in terrible shape. And I think the girl that beat us was 12.