run

or

The Time a

Fat Girl Tried

to Run

a 5K


A documented experimentation in movement, willpower, and stupidity

by Ally Bonino

  • Stops And Starts

    Free Run, Day 9 Saturday, September 30th, 2023 My knee is swollen AF. Like. SWOLLEN. Not good. I noticed it on Thursday night as I was getting ready for bed. My right knee is, like, round compared to my left knee. If I’m remembering back to my run on Thursday, I feel like there was…

  • Hi, My Name Is Ally…

    Free Run, Day 8 Thursday Sept 28th, 2023 POST-RUN MORTUM Time Running: 47:55 Distance Achieved: 3.4 Tunage: The Girlfriends true crime podcast  All in all, a very uneventful run this morning. Well, ok that’s not entirely true, I did see Ramona from RHONY in Riverside Park and we made eye contact. So that was an…

  • The Hills Are Alive…

    Free Run, Day 7 Wednesday, September 27th, 2023  POST-RUN MORTUM Time Running: 25 minutes Distance Achieved: 1.84 miles Tunage: Stevie Nicks  …With The Sound Of Panting.  Cool, so earlier in this process where I was like, “my stamina has really improved!” Yeah, that was before hills entered the chat.  ZOINKS SCOOB, WHAT A WAKE-UP CALL. …

  • Embracing The Flubber

    Free Run, Day 6 Sunday, September 24th, 2023  Ok. Ok ok ok, so, yes, it is Sunday, I’m a day off from my routine, and much like the other time I deviated from my plans, I feel relatively ok about it, but with that small creeping feeling that I’ve done something wrong. I know that…

  • Treadmill? More Like Dreadmill, Amiright?

    Free Run, Day 5 Thursday, September 21st, 2023  POST-RUN MORTUM Time Running: 30 Distance Achieved: 1.87 miles Tunage: Classic Rock Spotify  Well, today’s run was brought to you by every single thing that puts me right inside of my head: I had grand plans today, y’all—beautiful plans for a run on the beach. Literally on…