I was a college athlete [emphasis on the "was"] and turned 50 in 2016. My wife, while also a college athlete [and one MUCH better than me], is disabled with a neuro-muscular disorder [able to move but with limited abilities] and, like many others, I had "gained a few" from my college days as an athlete.

Christmas 2016, my wife got me a fitbit [not a hint - hot electronic item at that time] so I decided [didn't tell anyone] to do something with it and about my health [to be honest, also wanted to be more healthy to make sure I could hep her as we aged for I felt it would be needed and I wanted to be the one to be able to take care of her]. It started with walking just a little more each day to work [parked a few blocks further away from my school to stimulate it] and eat both less and better. Memorial day 2017 I ran for the first time - about 1.5 miles on a local school track. Felt like I was gonna "die" so decided to add running to my exercise routine - and so it began...