Who all is here and what are you doing? (Read 16874 times)

Merry Christmas, I thought I would jump in here and introduce myself.....I just started running in October, I'm in the 9th week of the Couch to 5k program. I'm 54 years old and never ran before! Barb

Barb, congratulations are in order both for your weight loss and your fitness quest. Beware that running is addictive as is the enthusiasm and motivation of the folks you'll meet along the way. I started jogging in '94 ONLY to lose some weight but at the insistance of my daughter (then 11), I ended up entering a race. As they say, the rest is history. Happy Holidays to you and yours and may 2008 be the start of a new life for you. Please post on the daily/weekly threads we have going on.

Like some of the other posters, I am a late-onset athlete . I began running almost 3 years ago after sitting on the couch most of my life looking at runners and wondering why they ran. I started running at 48, 5 years after completing therapy for cancer (surgery, radiation and chemo). I read an article that said exercise, especially aerobic exercise, reduces the risk of cancer recurrence. So off I went! As I build my base (and now I think I know what that means) I have tackled a few 5ks, getting better each time and I have started on longer runs which I really enjoy. I was at CR and appreciate everyone's patience here at RA as we assimilate into your site. You've all been very welcome so far considering how it must feel uncomfortable to be inundated by all these new people. But most of the CR's are really great people and extremely helpful and supportive. I don't think I would have gotten this far without all their help. Ruth

Hi, all fm a Canadian CR refugee also, Seem to be the onus on running CR is not so cool anymore. I'm from Quebec Canada, and we have a lot of that white beautiful snow, since my lungs won't let me run outside under 5 degree celsius, and my mind is agreeing with my lungs, I am a Winter treadmiller with a 53" Big screen TV, great for running and watching Hockey. Just use log to see whether or not I'm falling on the way side, i.e. canadian/beer/hockey mean I have to run. I have been running most of my life, former sprintster turn longer distance. I do the Ottawa ING 1/2 marathon for the last 5 or 6 years, lost track.. I work rotating shift hard to get a real proper running schedule (lack of consistency) so will stick with 1/2..\ take care Yves In every frogs sleep a gentle dragon!!

47 year old farming for a living in ND. Like many others, I migrated here from CR, where I was 1CandoKid. The rest of my family also followed me over - all of our names start with Cando - where we are from! I run because I enjoy the challenges and goals I set, trying to stay in shape, it is a good stress outlet - and I would like to see how close I can get my times to the good old high school days! After the takeover at CR - this looks like a great site to hang my hat!! Pat

Hello! I live in San Diego County, CA. Soon to be 45 yo mother of two. Husband and I are training for Carlsbad 2008. I have run it twice before, but that was awhile back. After sitting around getting fat and sassy, we decided to get back on track, so to speak. We joined a local running/marathon training group, once which we had been a part of before, in July to train for this upcoming marathon. On the negative side, we didn't lose any weight, but the positive side is--I now remember how much I enjoued being out and running..the longer the distance, the better! It had been, and is now again, my therapy! Sad to say, my time is about 2 minutes slower than it was our first times doing this. I think our goal this time was to just get off the couch--no real goal of a PR or anything...just to get out there. Now that we are fairly close to race day, we are starting to think beyond January 20...What will be next?

Transitioning from Cool Running. My brother is Candokid1, who has led the pack of us. I've been an at-home mom the last few years, and really loving being able to run on a regular basis. I've done about 6 marathons and a few half-marathons in the last couple years. I'm 45 years old, seeing if I can improve, but also trying to find the balance to not get sidelined with injuries. Plans for this year are Fargo ND marathon in May, and New York in November. I'll throw a few shorter races in there during the summer months, and probably one half marathon as well. Dealing with North Dakota winters is not so much fun, but I love to run; so deal with it I do! I'm thankful for this cite. CandoBurn

Wow! I'm so glad I found this website. I was disillusioned by what happened to CR (even though I wasn't much more than a lurker there) and went looking for a new place to call home. I have only been running seriously for about a year. I have run three half marathons (all in the 1:50's) and a few other shorter races. I just finished a three week hiatus trying to recover from a calf injury. My last two runs have felt pretty good so I think I'm back. My goal is to run the Flying Pig in Cincinnati, OH in May. Oh yeah, I live in Asheville, NC so I get to do a lot of hill work! Feel free to check out my profile if you want to know more about me. I look forward to getting to meet some of you!

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