nonrunner to marathoner my 1 year running journey

First of all I just want to thank everyone on MFP for all their amazing stories, i use alot of your stories for motivation and support when I struggle.

My story,

I was always big growing up, always out of shape. finally in college I decided to loose weight, I lost 30 pounds in a year, and once spring came along i decided I wanted to try to run the 5k at our university. I ran most of it and finished, and since then I was hooked. Over the course of the past 12 months i entered many races and continued to run, because it kept me motivated to achieve new goals. here was my races over the past year
5k- april 2012
5k -may 2012
5k- june 2012
10k- aug 2012 ( first week or so of august)
15k- sept 2012
half- nov(thanksgiving)-2012

after continually increasing my distance and realizing I am finally a runner, i set my goal to run the marathon at my school. Over the past 6 months i trained and ran when it was 15degrees outside. and finally this past weekend I ran the illinois challenge! the race didnt go to well for me, cramped up and things but I finished, and today I am a marathoner! also lost another 30 pounds in the past year from running and gained a decent amount of muscle. ( total loss 60pounds, and increased my weightlifting abilities greatly)

I just wanted to post here for all the non-runners who are hoping to pick up the hobby, it is possible.

(sorry no pics)