A couple of months ago I decided on a whim to enter an 8.4 km fun run. I'm not sure why I made the decision as I have always hated running. I tried jogging a few years ago (as a smoker) and it just made me feel sick and dizzy. It burnt my chest and made me cough and wheeze, so painful. It only lasted a couple of nights, then I gave up. Well, this time I have put in a lot of time and effort for training, building up my running time from 5 mins to 1 hour. I ran the race today and I ran the whole distance without stopping or walking, in 1 hour 4 mins. I am so proud of myself!!! I hope this inspires some-one else - I was never incredibly unfit or unhealthy but quitting smoking has made an amazing difference to my fitness level and i enjoyed every minute of the run. I am doing a 10 km one next week!!!
Celia
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/6/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 255
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,839
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1657.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 18 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 16 [B]Seconds:[/B] 48
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Quit Meter
$100,509.20
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 4837
Hours: 8
Minutes: 56
Seconds: 34
Life Gained
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Quit Meter
45686
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
182,744
Cigarettes Not Smoked
