TacomaWeekly

19 December 2011

Santa Runs Tacoma - Frosty 5k

Dave and Mike are working on losing weight, and in doing so they have been running in 5ks as well as half-marathons around Pierce County. Dave is currently 224 (started at 254) Mike is 195 (started at 220).

This is the third episode of "Get fit 2 live" In this episode Dave and Mike take the course looking to break a personal best. The past times are as follows:Fife 5k 26:34, Lacey 5k 26:06. Dave is set out to run a 24:00 minute race. Mike, the young buck is looking to break into the low 20's. Watch and find out if they achieved the goal. Both of them have been training on the race course for a month.

Dave has been running since he was 13-years old. He has completed 100 marathons. In his first marathon, his mother had to sign a waiver just for him to run. His last marathon was on 2007 (Seattle Marathon) In 2006-2008 Dave had been running 19:35 5ks, and was getting better, then he got seriously hurt. After 2 years and some change, Dave is back on the road. Dave is currently writing a book about his experience. Dave has a degree in Journalism.