Great to see some familiar faces (even if the names have been changed to protect the innocent...or saintly, as the case may be). Also great to meet some new-to-me folks over here. Howdy. Hally, I have to ask...what is that avatar? I've been staring at it for two days and I just can't figure it out. I'm sure its some Rorschach thing where my inability to recognize the image reveals some trauma from my childhood. Honestly, I see three people in white robes holding oversized grocery bags over their heads. Help me out?!

You're just making fun of me now, aren't you? What the heck is a "woot cat"? I know what the other thing is.

LOL. I don't think this is what Al Gore had in mind when he invented the Internet. [where's the icon for "shaking head in disbelief"?]

Hey Teresadfp Go to USER GROUPS......in the search area type in 1,000 mile......hit SEARCH That will bring up the various mileage groups including the 1,000 mile one.....click on that one and you will see the first page with the Pink Pace Bunny.......click on JOIN HERE by the bunny ears and you are in. You will then see that group as one of your groups and they have you registered. Let me know if you need more help. And good luck chasing the bunny

Hi gang. OK, I will try to keep up with a third forum I was on CR since before there was a boomers group. sorry to see the changes, but I guess change is inevitable. I'm 53, I've been running since about 2002 when my Dr. told me to lose weight and get more exercise. I ran one marathon in 2003, Dnf'ed a marathon in '04 with a fairly serious stress fracture., I BQ'ed in '05 I became a maniac and ran 12 marathons in '07 right now, I am taking a few weeks off, I'm in recovery mode with what I think are minor foot issues. I expect to be back at it soon. I'm single, but my bestest buddy is Marathon Maniac #405 (AKA Arf) Dave

Hi everyone, I'm 47 years old, and I've been with RA for about one year now. In my previous running life, I ran for 8 years, a bunch of 5 & 10 K's, just kind of "hung in there." I retired from the military in 2000, and promised myself 2 months off from everything... 7 years later, I had put on 40 pounds and was basically miserable. I put myself back onto a running program, and started back slowly in January 2007. May 2007 - Ran Broad Street Run in Philly (10 miler). September - Philly Distance Run (my first half marathon.) I am 40 pounds lighter and feeling GREAT! RunningAhead is a great place to be to stay focused and to reach goals. I'm not fast, I'm not real athletic, and I'm not pretty. But, I can get there.

42 and I have been running for two years this past October. By day I am Assistant Superintendent of Schools for Curriculum and Instruction in a nearby town by night I am a dad to a set of 5 and 6 year old girls. Hi Ilene! Hi Saint (great nick)!Hi Hally and all the rest of the foruming world. cfli

Another CR refugee here, too. Female, living in Seattle by way of the Midwest and several other places along the way. Two kids -- girl (9) and boy (12). Attorney in a flexible job now that allows me to coach a girls cross country team (middle school). I've been running consistently since 1983. I stil remember that first "run." Fall, 1982, when I stepped out the door of my dorm in Madison one night after eating junk food with a friend. I think we made it one block. Madison was a running town even then and I credit it for making me a runner. I still have that good friend in Madison and she is also still a runner. I've been running ever since, with time off during my two pregnancies. I had never pushed over 4-5 miles or had even entered a race until 2001 when I decided to train for a marathon after a friend I used to run with who had moved to Texas told me she was training for one. It put the crazy idea in my head and I've now run 12. My first few marathons were also my fastest. (PR is 3:36/Boston). I still believe I can run a faster one or I would have quit marathoning by now. My favorite distance is the 5k -- I like the intense, short duration kind of pain. However, I have been coerced by a friend to run my first ultra -- a trail 50k -- next May.