Today is my one year anniversary of NoSmoke (yellow/black American Spirits)

picrel is my 8mi pace last year (top) and my 8mi pace today (bottom), wearing heavy trainers
>inb4 I could run longer as a smoker
I could run just a far either way, but as a smoker it’d take many more miles for the lungs to open up into a cruising pace. As a non smoker, I can hit it pretty hard mile 1. Consistent 7:xx miles were pretty much not possible as a smoker, but 3 months after quitting I averaged 7:54/mi for a marathon.

I’ve run 1295 miles in the year of NoSmoke (fueled by pure cope)

Moral of the story? Start smoking then quit for maximum gainz