The Time I Ran a 6-Minute Mile at 200 Pounds

The unofficial mark of a ‘fast’ runner

Photo by Johnathan Kaufman on Unsplash

I’m not a good runner.

While I have played sports my entire life, running has never been the sole focus of my training. I used it as a way to complement my normal practice/training schedules for basketball and lacrosse. It was a way to get better, faster, and stronger — ultimately to perform when…