Get Fit After Thanksgiving With The Colin McCourt Training Program
Get Fit After Thanksgiving With The Colin McCourt Training Program
It worked for Colin McCourt, a former professional runner in Great Britain who retired in 2012 and then, according to his Strava account, "had a baby and got fat"--a gain of 50 pounds over five years that caused him to tip the scale at 207 pounds.
Feeling that post-Thanksgiving-dinner hangover? Certain that you gained upwards of 10 pounds in a single evening? Maybe a friendly bet is all you need to get inspired to go out for a run today.
It worked for Colin McCourt, a former professional runner in Great Britain who retired in 2012 and then, according to his Strava account, "had a baby and got fat"--a gain of 50 pounds over five years that caused him to tip the scale at 207 pounds in 2017.
After a 24-minute 5K finish in January that paled in comparison to his professional achievements (1:46.73 800m; 3:37.06 1500m), McCourt's friends challenged him to a high-stakes bet: break 16 minutes in a 5K by the end of 2017, or get all 17 of their names tattooed on his body. To sweeten the deal, they added that they each would contribute 100 British pounds ($168 for a total of $2,856) if he succeeded.
Here's McCourt after accepting the bet:
Last Saturday, Nov. 18--just eight months later and 35 pounds lighter--McCourt smashed his goal in 15:38 at the Podium 5K in Burnley, Great Britain, for 35th place.
"It just shows that if you can just run and do little sessions and tempos, you can take it to the next level if you want to. It's just believing in yourself and doing it," he told Athletics Weekly.
Although Great Britain at large doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving, McCourt sure seemed like was in the spirit yesterday--he recorded a 4.9-mile run at 6:24 pace on Strava with the caption "I am still buzzing after the weekend."
It worked for Colin McCourt, a former professional runner in Great Britain who retired in 2012 and then, according to his Strava account, "had a baby and got fat"--a gain of 50 pounds over five years that caused him to tip the scale at 207 pounds in 2017.
After a 24-minute 5K finish in January that paled in comparison to his professional achievements (1:46.73 800m; 3:37.06 1500m), McCourt's friends challenged him to a high-stakes bet: break 16 minutes in a 5K by the end of 2017, or get all 17 of their names tattooed on his body. To sweeten the deal, they added that they each would contribute 100 British pounds ($168 for a total of $2,856) if he succeeded.
Here's McCourt after accepting the bet:
Last Saturday, Nov. 18--just eight months later and 35 pounds lighter--McCourt smashed his goal in 15:38 at the Podium 5K in Burnley, Great Britain, for 35th place.
"It just shows that if you can just run and do little sessions and tempos, you can take it to the next level if you want to. It's just believing in yourself and doing it," he told Athletics Weekly.
Although Great Britain at large doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving, McCourt sure seemed like was in the spirit yesterday--he recorded a 4.9-mile run at 6:24 pace on Strava with the caption "I am still buzzing after the weekend."
