run

or

The Time a

Fat Girl Tried

to Run

a 5K


A documented experimentation in movement, willpower, and stupidity

by Ally Bonino

  • Good News And Bad News

    Free Run, Day 15 Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 Ok, there is good news and bad news. I’ll start with the bad because it’s not that bad but will likely affect today’s run, or lack thereof.  I am sick. It’s not Covid, which I am grateful for, but whatever plague has been skipping around the coffee…

  • I Need An Adult

    Free Run, Day 14 Tuesday October 17th, 2023  Bless me, readers, for I have sinned. It’s been one week since my last run. AND IT IS KILLING ME.  Yes, you’re not reading that wrong, it’s been a week since my last run, and my spirit is conflicted and upset and I have missed the routine.…

  • High Line Mindset

    Free Run, Day 13 Tuesday, October 10th, 2023  POST-RUN MORTUM Time Running: 16:55  Distance Achieved: 1.5 Tunage: Classic Rock Shuffle  Sunning Milestone: Spit On Own Sneaker What a nice, easy run to get us back into the groove. This morning I found myself on 14th street for an annual with one of my favorite doctors,…

  • And On The Fourth Day….

    Free Run, Day 11 and 12 Thursday, October 5th, 2023 Saturday, October 7th, 2023  POST-RUN MORTUM Time Running: 00:00 Distance Achieved: 00:00 Tunage: ___________________ …..she rested.  And yikes, does she feel conflicted about it.  Today is the first day of my training that I have missed without the intention of making it up on another…

  • Climbing Uphill

    Free Run, Day 10 Tuesday, October 1st, 2023 POST-RUN MORTUM Time Running: 18:06 – 6 Laps Distance Achieved: 1.29 Tunage: Classic Rock Shuffle  My husband will tell you that I do this thing where I severely underestimate the time it will take me to do literally anything. Color me optimistic, but I sincerely believe that…