shuggaar's profile

	Name:  Sara Gender:  Female Profession:  Research Assistant Age:  23 Height:  5'9'' Current Weight:  172 lb Goal Weight:  145 lb Location:  Columbus, OH Home page:  shuggaar.googlepages.com/sara%27swebsite
About me:  I am a Master's student at The Ohio State University working as a research assistant in mineral geophysics. I graduate next year and I get married the month after I graduate to one of my best friends and sweetheart. Why do I run:  Stubbornness: I decided on running a marathon in 2006 in order to have a goal for my efforts. In July of 2006, I was in a car accident that prevented me from completing my October marathon. I tried a marathon in 2007, but I fell short by three miles due to foot pain that started acting up, which the doctor warned me might happen. I took about a year off, and now I am beginning anew. I will finish at least the Columbus marathon this year so that I can have at least one marathon in before I get married. I might also run the Philadelphia marathon in November if I'm feeling up to it, or I may switch the Columbus Marathon for the Philadelphia Marathon, depending on how school and research trips go. Ideally, I would also run the Pigs Fly marathon in May 2009. These marathons will be my motivation and reward system to keep me working out for my wedding next year. Why I started running:  My dad had a heart attack May of 2005, and ended up with one stint and triple bypass surgery. He is doing well; however, since it is apparent that heart problems run in the family, I felt it was a good idea to exercise.