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	Name:  Lynda Gender:  Female Profession:  artist--silk painter Age:  58 Height:  5'10" Current Weight:  184 lb Goal Weight:  160 lb Location:  Buena Vista, CO
About me:  I am a new runner still working on C25K. I think I will work on the One Hour Runner program next, and just see where I end up. I don't have a competitive bone in my body, but the more I hang around runner's forums, the more curious I am about entering a race just for the experience and to have a goal. Why do I run:  I love the thought that I can do something I never thought I could do. It helps redefine me--to myself! It makes me happy, and proud of myself. I think that it will help me with the weight struggle, if I keep watching the calories, too. Why I started running:  It was an accident! All these years I have been unathletic, but in the last 12 months I have been trying very hard to get my weight down and to feel more healthy. So I started using my elliptical machine. And taking long walks around my mountain neighborhood. And one day, I got tired of walking. It was a beautiful summer day and I was headed downhill, I thought, "I wonder what it would be like to run right now?" So I did! Well, kinda. I stopped short just as soon as the first car came by!