Hello Everyone,

My name is Larry I am 43 years old from Altoona, IA right outside of Des Moines. I have been married for 25 years and have 6 wonderful kids (4 daughters and 2 sons). I have run or tried to run most of my life,but had a good revival in 2008. Since then, I have run 3 full marathons with a PR or 4:05 including a 4:30 in the NYC marathon (Awesome time, highly recommend it if you can get in). My goal this coming year is to break 4 hours and have been working on speed this year towards that goal. I love running and look forward to hearing about all the successes you have in the coming year.

I am brand new to this forum (and new to running) so feel free to add me if you wish. I ran my first 5k in 27:23 on Dec 1st, and will be running my first 10k on Jan 1st. As of now I am planning on running my first half in March and my first full marathon in June with some shorter races along the way to work on my speed.

Hey, I'm Stephanie

I just did my first full Marathon (Marine Corps) this October. (Over 5 hours). I wasn't very fast but really enjoyed it. I did my first Half Marathon a year ago, and have another coming up this March.

I've realized part of my slowness is my weight, with joints etc, and have decided I can't just run to shed the lbs I have to start being better about what I'm eating.
So I'm looking for others who love running and are attempting better PR's through the weight loss field.

Feel free to add me/message me to gain a moral support buddy!

My name is Rachel. I'm 22 and live in Florida. I'm excited to run my first 1/2 marathon at Disney World this February I consider myself a runner, but haven't participated in any "official" 10K, although I have no issue running 6 miles..

Hello!

I'm Andrea. I'm relatively new to running. I was never athletic in hs. I did the c25k program a couple of years back and once I was done, I quit. I started it up again this year and completed the program achieving my goal of doing the 5k in 30 mins. I told myself if I did it, I would then bump up to the 10k. I'm just on week 2 of a 6 week program for that. I have gotten to the point where I feel I NEED to run. I haven't entered any formal races... mainly do it for my own pride. But this year I want to run a half marathon. So, until then, I'll just keep plugging and chugging away.

I'm hoping, if this old body will withstand it, to just keep adding distance while maintaining an average pace.

Hi, this is connie here. I started running about 6 years ago to get in shape to be my sisters maid of honour. I started with a 10k clinic and got hooked training with a group and was logging about 25 - 30 miles a week training for a few half marathons. But life and a knee injury got in the way and its been about 2years since I've run more than 4 or 5 miles. I miss running and the great shape that I was in, so I'm starting over with a half marathon clinic in January.
Hope this group will give me the motivation I need to keep it up. Feel free to add me as a friend!

Connie

Hi! Ed from Texas. Looking forward to getting back to running half marathons!

Hi, I'm Clark and I live in Michigan.

I've run 6 marathons, 5 half marathons and assorted other races.

I just retired from the USAF Reserve after 26 years and 5 deployments.

This year, I am focusing on losing the penalty weight (~35 lbs) I've picked up over the years. I also plan to run 2 marathons.

Hello all,

From Hampton Roads Va. Been running for about 3 yrs now. I have done about 9 half's and 1 full. Looking for some friends up here so add me!

Hello to all! I am gearing up to run a half on May 4th in Columbus. This will be my second half; my first was in the spring of 2010 and between then and now I've had my 3rd baby and got my master's degree. I'm finally making time to get back to running and am looking forward to getting a PR in May!!

That's a crazy story, schizoid. Glad you're on the mend.

Hi all. After running cross country and track in high school, I spent the next 16 years drinking beer and playing video games. Finally tired of feeling out of shape, I started running again in 2010. Logged 50 miles that year. In 2011 I logged 500 miles and completed my first half marathon. 2012 was a big year for me. I ran over 1200 miles, completed two marathons and spent a lot of time in the woods as trail running has become my preferred activity.

I've also lost over 25 pounds during this time. The weight really began to come off when I began incorporating P90X workouts and healthier eating into my life. Now I'm about 138 lbs and a few pounds lighter than I'd like. My wife has lost a ton of weigh using MFP so I'm using it daily in order to see just how much I'm eating. With the amount of exercise I do (usually 6 days a week) I've begun to realize that I need to eat much more than I was or I'm just going to keep losing weight.

hello!
I'm michelle. i've been a runner for years now, but over the past year or two i've really upped my mileage. i've done a few half marathons (i PR'ed at my latest half race last sunday! :happy: ), and have a goal of completing my first marathon this year. i love running, and especially how accomplished i feel after completing a nice long run!

Just finished my first Half @ Disney... looking to keep my miles up while losing weight and doing P90x.
I think about a marathon but not quite ready yet...

Hi I'm Kerri - I have been running for several years, done multiple races including NYC Marathon. I actually had a PR today which re-energized my love of running.

My goal is 2 Marathon's this year !! 1st one is in May - Vancouver...officially start training tomorrow. Would love some running "friends" to keep me motivated! Friend me if you like...

Hi. I'm Tim. I've been running for about a year and a half. My goal this year is 2-3 marathons, Ragnar, and at least one 50K. Really enjoying the trail runs, so much that one of the marathons and the 50K are trails. Just figured that I could use all the help I can get from people who get it.