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Amateur runner 🏃🏼‍♂️| Aspiring hybrid athlete 🏋️‍♂️ | Over-confident rower 🚣

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Wasn’t sure if I was going to post any update and what I would want to even say if I did.

Then I had a pretty huge “non-scale victory” on Halloween. I needed to wear a suit for my costume and, thus, had to have my shirt tucked in. I was not only okay with having it tucked in, but actually happy with how I looked! It’s been hard for me to tuck my shirt in because I felt it always accentuated my curves. So I never did it. But this was pretty cool. Plus, I was feeling myself in this picture and it gave me the push to post this.

Quick backstory:
My whole dang family has heart problems and I’m no exception. On March 22nd, 2025, I experienced a minor heart irregularity during a workout at @rowhousewestfrisco . Nothing crazy but it made me take the rest of the day off.

That day turned out to be my turning point… almost on accident. I was tired of getting these heart palpitations that would literally make me bed-ridden for a whole day until my heart “caught its breath”. It wasn’t a dramatic epiphany, just me getting tired of dealing with this more and more often.

Now I’m down over 115 pounds. People ask me what I did to lose the weight. I make jokes but it’s really that I took a hard left turn in my diet and exercise and luckily was able to stick with it this time when I had failed so many times before. I workout regularly at @rowhousewestfrisco with the help of my amazing coaches (@coachverta @coach_laura.anderson @thatfitcoachsean @mbhall2017 @rem_stories @erinmodom @steph_lewey ). I track my calories everyday. Yes, everyday. Yes, especially the days I go over my goal. I set my goal as a 500 calorie deficit EVERYday. This was and IS hard for a multitude of reasons. But please don’t let this be the only reason you don’t start. It’s worth every struggle.

Lastly, I’d be remiss if I didn’t say thank you to @cassinibrick who was my motivation with her own health journey. Love you! And another shoutout to RowHouse for being the support system I didn’t know I needed.

If you ever have any doubt, just know that you. can. do. it! by @kmaxjohnson

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Half-Marathon Training Week 13:
5K Time Trial

This was my first run in steady rain… and I LOVED it! Now, I think if it was raining harder or if I was running longer, it would have SUCKED! I was just jubilated to have some cooler weather! 🌧️

Today was my 5K time trial during my “deload” week. Essentially just seeing how fast I can run a 5k now AFTER the last 13 weeks of training.

The results??? Well, watch the video! 🤪
Also, peep the cool rainy sunglasses pic at the end @goodr @sportsgoodr
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#Running #HalfMarathon #Marathon #BMWDallasMarathon HalfMarathonTraining by @kmaxjohnson

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Tuesdays are for LONG RUNS!

This is a “de-load” week… meaning it’s a chance for my body to absorb the additional mileage I’ve been adding into my training.

With this being my first half-marathon, I’m fortunate to have a lot of “firsts” in my training. Before this, the longest I had (recently) run was 10k.

Now every “Tuesdays are for Long Runs” becomes a new personal best for distance. Which is both exciting and exhausting every week! 😅

These “de-load” weeks give me a chance to see a return on my investment for endurance. It’s great to know I can run farther each week… but to see that translate into speed for shorter distances is… well, it’s very satisfying to say the least! ☺️

It’s always nice to see the process working and to trust your “feel” more than your pacing. Cuz sometimes you “feel” like a badass 😎
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#Running #HalfMarathon #Marathon #BMWDallasMarathon #HalfMarathonTraining by @kmaxjohnson

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5 days ago

Happy 7th anniversary to the only person who could be my partner! You’ve stuck with me and encouraged me through my weird lows and my over-exuberant highs 😅 I love you and love the life we continue to build together! 🥰 by @kmaxjohnson

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7 days ago

Is there such a thing as TOO MUCH fiber??? Depends on how you want to spend your next 12 hours… 🙃
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#Fiber #Olipop #GutHealth #Nutrition #Macros by @kmaxjohnson

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SEVEN kilometers for SEVEN amazing years married to @cassinibrick

She has loved me during my unhealthiest moments in life (both mentally and physically) and continues to support me in my current healthy endeavors such as Hyrox, Half-Marathons and the like!

Sundays are for easy runs and anniversaries! 🥰🥰🥰 by @kmaxjohnson

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Tempo Run! Week 12 Run 2:

-1.5km warmup
-5k at HM race pace
-150 second walk
-1km cooldown

For context: MY race pace for the Half Marathon is ABOUT 7:07/km (or 11:29/mile). I came to that conclusion because my goal finish time is 2:30:00 or better.

Well, I ended up SMASHING my race pace goal and averaging 6:45/km! Granted this was only a 5k test tempo run, but I will take that to the bank!

@coachverta You called it with the cooler weather! 😂
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#Running #HalfMarathon #HalfMarathonTraining #Marathon #BMWDallasMarathon by @kmaxjohnson

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9 days ago

Week 12, Day 1… HALFWAY through half-marathon training! 14km LONG RUN today.

Full disclosure: I had two back-to-back weekends where I had opportunities to hang with people that I couldn’t otherwise. I ate pizza and wings. I drank beer and cocktails. I missed 2 runs and a handful of other workouts.

I’m grateful to be able to do this when the opportunity arises. However, the reason I am able to do that without concern or stress is because the other 95% of the time, my diet is boring and my sweat is salty 😂

These weekends were a BLAST and I’m so glad to catch up with friends where we could have actual conversations instead of quick small talk.

Now, back to half-marathon training! Less than 3 months until the @dallasmarathonofficial
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#Running #HalfMarathon #HalfMarathonTraining #BMWDallasMarathon #LongRun by @kmaxjohnson

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Not much of a “sunrise” pic… but more of one than I usually get!

Took advantage of an early start to the day to get my 7km easy run in before the sun came up! Topped it off with an appropriately large breakfast! 😊

Happy Friday!! taken in Sunny Street Café by @kmaxjohnson

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EARLY morning run… 😅

When @cassinibrick needs a ride to the airport, I’ll use it as an excuse to knockout my training early!

I’m pretty congested so I was worried my legs would feel heavy but having ZERO sun made all the difference!
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#BMWDallasMarathon #HalfMarathonTraining #Running #HalfMarathon #NightRun by @kmaxjohnson

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POV: you want your 6th @drinkolipop but you’ve already had 80g of fiber for the day! 😳 Screw it, you can’t OD on fiber… I don’t think 🤔

Also, peep the tee from Liam @the_plant_slant 👀… “Beans Not Bombs”… cuz FIBER! by @kmaxjohnson

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19 days ago

Wordy one today… KEY TAKEAWAYS:
-No food is inherently bad.
-What’s good for you, may be bad for someone else.
-What’s bad for you, may be good for someone else.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
-Last week I ran 13km for the first time.
-This week I had to do it 7.5 minutes faster.
-I did it 8 minutes faster! 😎🥵

Deep profound thoughts gave me an extra long video today 😅 Thanks for hanging out! taken in Spring Creek Nature Trail by @kmaxjohnson

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