This ‘Fat Man on a Mission’ Wants to Run a 5K in Every Texas County

[ view in [browser](. add runnersworld@newsletter.runnersworld.com to your address book ] [RunnersWorld.com]( FOLLOW US [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [You Tube]( [This ‘Fat Man on a Mission’ Wants to Run a 5K in Every Texas County]( When Price Robinson, 51, was contemplating whether or not he should drop out of his first 5K, the mantra of his favorite baseball team, the Texas Rangers popped into his head. "Never, ever quit," Robinson thought as he took the next step past the first mile of the race. He was running the 2015 Push Thru the 5K in Morristown, Tennessee, which he went on to finish in about two hours and 30 minutes. Time didn't matter—he was just focused on finishing—and that decision to continue on marked the first of many steps towards the healthier life that Robinson wants to lead. At the time of the race, he was in the beginning stages of running after a health wakeup call that came in the form of a scale reading: 495 pounds. "It occurred to me that you can either leave butt prints or footprints, and the choice is yours," Robinson told Runner’s World. "You're either going to leave butt prints in the couch or footprints on the road, and that's kind of where I'm at. I want to leave footprints." [READ ON]( [RunnersWorld.com]( [Find Some Great Running Shoes for Under $100]( JackRabbit has deep discounts on some of our favorite running shoes. [Read On]( [RunnersWorld.com]( [6 Reasons You Absolutely Must Watch the Prefontaine Classic This Weekend]( The seventh stop on the Diamond League circuit brings the best track stars in the world to the U.S. [Read On]( [RunnersWorld.com]( [Highlights From the 2019 Prefontaine Classic]( The best track and field runners in the world compete at Stanford for this IAAF event. [Read On]( [RunnersWorld.com]( [After Hardrock Cancellation, Companies Step In to Aid Communities Affected]( Proceeds of popular products will be donated to the San Juan Mountain towns feeling the loss in revenue from the race. [Read On]( [RunnersWorld.com]( [The Guinness World Record for the Largest Pride Charity Run Has Been Shattered]( NYRR and Front Runners New York teamed up to host the race, which closes out Pride Month. [Read On]( [runnersworld.com]( ©2019 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019 [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Notice](