CR Runners: Show Yourselves!! (Read 1993 times)

CR here, found my way here this week, and have been lurking. As a woman, I choose to keep anonymous.

Hi! I'm RunnerMom. As others, I never posted on CR, but am excited about being part of the community here. I crossed that imperceptible barrier between recreational runner and obssessed runner during summer 07. I see that I'm not alone! Nicole

Hi, I was more of a lurker than a poster at Cool Running, but was terribly disappointed at what they did to it. I'm looking forward to coming here now and participating more. Thanks to all the RunningAhead people for welcoming us!

Oh - and my log's not completely up to date yet. I need to re-enter sessions from the CR/Active transition to now!! Just created a route too - excellent!!!

CR refugee here, as well. I recognized a couple of people (Hi Andy!) and was told by another non-active fan to try this site. So far so good. Quick intro: I quit smoking August 20, 2007. Started eating instead and gained about twenty pounds (not good as I had just lost 50). Thought I'd take my dog out for a jog one day and really enjoyed it, even though I couldn't breathe. Started training for a 10K and after running that in November I started training for a Half. Looking forward to chatting with everyone. Meg p.s. Noticed a couple Michganders on here...I'm from the Metro Detroit area! Anyone around here?

I've been splitting my time between here and CR since the change. As of about 1 minute ago when it refused to let me log in to post I now consider them dumped. Hello to RA as my main forum!

Hey Nate, I'm from R.I. as well. Just ran at Lincoln Woods in this balmy weather. Member of the RI Road Runners, create their website. This website is pretty good. Much better than that crap they turned CR into. Check through the User Groups, as you might find a few that suit you. Hope to meet you at a race some day. --Jimmy

CR quitter. I wish I would have found RA first. I love the features and the forums are so helpful. I didn't get to know too many people in CR but the environment here seems awesome. Hoping for a successful 2008 of training....

[I posted this in the Tech Support forum, but I'm reposting here so it's more visible] Minds out of the gutter. What I mean is make your profile and logs public, so we can get to know you! There's two places you need do this, if you so choose: 1. Make your profile public: In the upper right of the screen, click "Options", then "My Profile." Then, check the box next to Allow the world to see my profile and stats. Finally, click on the "Update" button at the bottom of the page. (The word "stats" in there is a little misleading; it's referring to your profile stats (age, weight, etc), not your running log stats. Perhaps Eric needs to clarify?) 2. Make your running log visible: Again under options, click "My Log Preferences." Click the radio button next to Allow everyone to see my running log, then click update. Public profiles are nice simply because it's interesting to see where people are from, what their story is, etc. Public logs are helpful for giving advice, as people can review your training.

Jeff, you ought to bump this thread once a day, and have your original post pasted in great big glowing letters at the top of every forum. Thank you. It really, really helps, when you ask training questions, if people can glance at your log. Answers might be a wee bit different for 2:30 marathoners versus first time 5-k'ers.