Not sure May of 2013 Langdon would believe May 2026 Langdon. This morning I ran farther in an hour than I ever have. And I felt good. For several years I could not believe I was healthy. Then I kind of got used to it. Marathons came and went. Ironman arrived and that challenge was accepted. My professional world imploded and I started putting pounds back on. I turned to therapy and over 6 months most of the 30 I gained fell off. My pant size shrank and my running speed actually picked up.
These 13 years focused on change and ups and downs make me reminisce and mourn and celebrate and look forward all at once. But today was just about the run. Turning my legs over for an hour and getting 7.51 miles out of my body made me very happy (and causes a bit of right thigh pain).
If that 40 year old guy in 2013 said “man, 13 years from now you will run 7.5 miles in an hour and have done 60 marathons and four 140.6 mile Ironman Triathlons” I don’t think 2013 Langdon would have believed it. 2026 Langdon has a hard time with it.
But one thing these distances have taught me is endurance. I know to dig deep. Not to give up. To fight on when things get rough. And that’s what I’m going to keep doing for every day.
Morbidly Obese to MARATHON Runner 