About 2 months ago, I abandoned my attempts to return to a 6 minute km pace. At nearly 200 lbs and because I have been doing a lot of weight training over the winter, I am simply too heavy to accomplish something that fast and when I try, I burn out rather fast and do not enjoy it. You see, I wont do any exercise if it becomes something I dread doing because this is something that I have learned is important to the normie lifestyle. If I hate just the notion of doing some exercise, I am going to be a lot less likely to do it at all and therefore I keep it in a certain zone where I don't get hurt and also don't fear the next time I have to do it. This resulted in me adapting the way that I jog so that I am merely out there doing something for an hour of cardio each day. ![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWScNoPYwW948tio81wCnxrnJj6kqntu9rw8ZgyQN3sSe/image.png) [src](https://t3.ftcdn.net/jpg/02/03/72/04/360_F_203720449_eqW0WpeFSOCSnuyNjeiy9TrfCvMj3x6Y.jpg) _{not me, but I admire bigger guys or even fat people when they are out there doing their best to improve their lives} On this particular day I had already spent an hour in the gym before even going running, so that was one of my "double days" seeing as how I normally will only do one of the other. It kind of felt good to do both so maybe I will do this more frequently. ![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmd2RzEmFYGY6RZAkWfgZdMUtJxQmw6d1YZXM9gmxjCfhL/image.png) I'm pleased with both the overall distance as well as the per km time but my system during the run was to not monitor how fast I was going during the actual run. If i started to feel like I wanted to slow down I would choose some object in the distance, make it to that point, then slow down. I never totally stop moving, when I do slow down I still do a rather fast walk to keep my heart rate up. I did focus on one particular time though, and that was at the start of the run. ![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcKLDXD3sFLgUuozXvSFX6gmZpKLHohx6j88badMKKKbL/image.png) I didn't look at this at the start of the run but was pleased when I got home and saw that my plan to keep it light at the beginning instead of going "all out" worked this time. Frequently in the past I have started out much faster than the rest of the run ended up being and this resulted in me being fatigued too early on in the process. Finishing at a near 8min per km pace is just fine with me, especially when you consider that I had already done weight training for an hour or so right before going. I would imagine that eventually I will get faster just by repetition, but I am not really counting on that. I have come to terms with this pace if I end up being a permanent 8 min / km runner. The race is only against yourself! ![combo fatty.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWTV78h55UkHsdPmy8ec9NrbPu5i9yeYbp8qJhn1hy8UM/combo%20fatty.jpg) _{i really let myself go in my 30's and they say that this is the worst time to do that. I think it is the "normal" time to do that. Now I am in my 40's and I am stronger than I have ever been in my life, even if I am a bit slower. If I can do it, so can you.}