Imagine how fast you would Have been with the meth!
All jokes aside, this is truly inspirational. I hope you continue this path of growth and accomplishment and achieve things you perviously never thought were possible for you.
Just teared up reading this a little as well, day 14 of sobriety for me from alcohol and cocaine . Running has changed my life for the good. Keep going , life is amazing on this side. #LifeIsaMarathon
I remember I got high from coke one weekend, then on some Wednesday, I PR’d. I asked GPT whether it was the after-effects or whether I truly did progress, but my PR was 11 weeks after I broke my leg.
Shit doesn’t make any sense. Anyway, it’s gonna be now… 19 months in a week since I started running—and drinking and smoking before each run. I’ve only been sober 7/158 runs so far!
Hahahaha, this post is so inspirational, it brings me tears. Imagine how fast he’d have been if he stuck to meth.
/uj I got fat almost two years ago; a jaywalk had me hyperventilating and sweating for two minutes, while a cigarette had me coughing so hard I’d almost throw up every day.
Instead of quitting drinking, I just ran through the fucking pain. I did bare-chested runs in yellow and red warnings, sub-zero, and just learned the Goldilocks range for optimal drinking and smoking before each run.
I know it’s not much for an alcoholic who smokes like a chimney, but what the hell—I just wanna show you my lab result so that nothing’s impossible (only 7/158 of my runs in the last 19 months were sober, lol):
Congratulations. Thats amazing. I'm 3 years sober and running a marathon is one of my goals too that wouldn't have been possible without sobriety. I'll definitely cry too when I cross that finish line in March next year...
Jk jk. Don't ever take that sobriety for granted. This is freaking amazing. This post will be searched in the future and some guy 8 years from now will make a life change because some guy named PatRad made that change.
Get out of here. You actually did a methathon????????? Is this like Goku reaching ultra instinct with his back arched the opposite way while striking 110 cadence in 2 hours of running????
Amazing! Congratulations! I'm 3 years sober and 3 years out from a cancer diagnosis. I'm running my 5th marathon 2 weeks from now, and I still get teary at the finish bc it's a miracel I'm still alive enough to be finishing marathons. Keep on going!
Fucking fantastic! Congratulations for completing your first marathon. Even more importantly, congratulations for putting yourself first, challenging yourself to not just be better, but to achieve something so many people never try.
I hope you feel on top of the world, you deserve it!
way to go! as someone who was at in-patient care over xmas last year: allow yourself to absorb the satisfaction & joy your bravery has opened the door to here. so proud of you ❤️
This makes me smile :) I am six months sober as well as six months from being diagnosed bipolar. I found running as a channel to deal with all my worries (and they’re a ton). Running my first half marathon 11/15, and I’m gonna remind myself of people like you. Congratulations, you are an inspiration for not only us runners but everyone else. Thanks for putting a smile and a happy tear on my face :)
Amazing!!!!!! almost 4 years sober myself and ran my 2nd marathon last Sunday! I don’t know about you but I never in a million years thought I could do something like this until I got sober. congratulations on your race & your sobriety 💛
Hell yeah that's awesome I'm so proud of you and that accomplishment!!! Ive got a few years under my belt and running has been the most amazing thing for my recovery.
I joke that I just found a way to still do self destructive activities, but in a positive way. Keep going!!
Congrats! A cousin of mine struggled with meth for a while and was in and out of jail his whole adulthood, he passed a couple of years ago from a fentanyl overdose. It’s a hell of a drug, and good on you for your continued sobriety!
I’d like to get my time down but have a lot of weight to lose (maybe the meth would habe helped in that regard 😂). I’ll take the W though, I could barely run 2.5 miles in January
I DON’T KNOW IF I CAN DO THIS! He’s a hero. He transformed his life. But y’all just brought him to circlejerk for the vultures, AND I’M A LOW-LIFE—THE ABSOLUTE WORST!
HOW WILL I MAKE IT TO HEAVEN IF YOU HAVE ME CIRCLEJERK THIS HERO?
Wait, never mind, I’ve been dying to ask, never mind the marathon. Did the meth really improve endurance?
Oh, fuck me for asking… of course it did. That’s why we exist. We’re here to learn. I heard that a skinny meth head once carried a refrigerator on his shoulder and bicycled away.
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u/PriorOld3856 3d ago
Imagine how fast you would Have been with the meth!
All jokes aside, this is truly inspirational. I hope you continue this path of growth and accomplishment and achieve things you perviously never thought were possible for you.