Hi all

My name is Amy but everyone calls me Bru. I'm 26 and I live about 30min east of St Louis, Mo. I'm married to my best friend (3yr married, together 8yrs) and we have two fur babies.

I started off hating to run in school but something sparked me last summer to try C25K and now I've got 9 5k's under my belt. I'm currently half through my half marathon training. My next race I plan to register for asap is a 10miler in March, my firt half in April, and a 5k in May. I just completed 2 5k's Oct 30th and Nov 5th. Last Saturdays' being my new personal best of 35:19. I may not be the fastest, but I'm just as determined

Hi everyone

I'm Trent - 27 year old from Colorado. I started running with the C25K program in the summer of 2010. This year I've done quite a few races: one 5k, one 7k, two 10ks, two 10-mile races, and a Half Marathon! I'm not particularly fast, but I enjoy racing against myself and the accomplishment I feel when I finish a race.

I just had surgery a few weeks ago, so I won't be able to resume regular exercise until early to mid December, but I've signed up for a half marathon in May, 2012 and look forward to working up to that again. I wasn't as prepared for my 1st half marathon as I should've been, so I'm going to try to do it right this time!

I'm also a fan of barefoot/minimalist running, and am planning on making the gradual switch over to that style over the next 6-8 months.

Hi there, I'm Sherri, I live in Pittsburgh and I'm pretty new to running. I'm still working on completely my C25K program (currently in W7) and I've recently run my first 5k, a (very muddy) trail race in Butler County.

I'm registered for the Turkey Trot 5K that takes place downtown on Thanksgiving morning, and I hope to work my way up to a 10k (or possibly longer distance).

Nice to "meet" you all!

Hi, I'm Stephanie from Noblesville, Indiana. I started out running C25K last May and kind of got addicted from there. I finished my second half November 5th with a PR of 2:29:15 (I know I'm slow, but I get there!)

Right after that second half I decided I needed more of a challenge, but there aren't a lot of long races in the winter in Indiana, so right now my plan is to fly out to New Orleans for the Rock n Roll Marathon in March!

I started running in March 2010, I had never ran in my life - not eve in HS. I have since progressed to completing a 12K, marathon, 2 half's, a couple 5K's. I'm currently training to be able to maintain a half distance at all times. I'd love to run a half marathon a month if I could find them close to me, not so lucky so far.

I'm a huge fan of cross training and run a little different than most - I do Beachbody programs during the week and my long runs on Friday or Saturday. It's been working out great and I've stayed injury free. I know if I want to do another full marathon, I'll have to switch that up, but at this point, It's working great for me with the half.

I'm a minimalist runner. I presently run in Terra Plana Vivo Barefoot shoes for shorter runs and Nike Free for longer runs. I just can't slow down my mileage enough to totally switch over to Vivo's totally.

I also just added a Tai Chi class to my weekly workouts, it will be interesting to see where it takes me.

My name is Rob and I'm from Lowell, MA. Originally from Philadelphia, PA but moved up to New England after college so that we could be closer to my wife's family up in Maine. I'm fairly new to running, completed C25K in early 2011, ran multiple 5k's, a 10k and recently my first half marathon. 2012 I plan on doing my first marathon and some more 1/2's.

I'm Ryan.
Grew up with a track back ground, sprints & hurdles. Distance running to me was anything longer than a 400 ;-) I did run some 5K's for fun.
Fast forward 15 years and I've been running rather solidly for about 3 years, finished one marathon and looking forward to my second. I really enjoy trail running and will likely run more trail races in the future.

Hello everyone, I am Tami. I just started my weight loss journey in January 2010 and started running in April. I have to say I am addicted to it. I started out doing the C25K program. I ran my first 5K in August. I have done two more 5K's since then and signed up to do another Thanksgiving day. I just recently signed up for a half marathon in March 2012 and I will be doing a 10 miler January 1st 2012. Please add me as a friend if you want. I am glad to see this group and to be able to connect to some other runners.

Hi! I'm Katie, from North Dakota, but husband is military and we currently call OH home. I have completed many 5ks, a few 10ks, a 12k, a marathon relay, 2 half marathons, and just finished my first full marathon Nov 5th!

Half marathon is my happy distance, not sure I will ever do a full again I have a 5k in 2 weeks, Turkey Day 10k, Christmas 10k, and next half marathon planned in March right before we move to our next station. I love running and can't wait to make a t-shirt quilt with all my race tees!

Hello everyone! I'm Nikki from Michigan and it took me 38 years to run my first mile!!!! I started C25K in May of 2010 and have fallen in love with running!!! Since then, I've done several 5k's, one 10k, and my first half marathon this September. I have plans for next year that include another half, a 25k, and even a full marathon next fall. I'll be 40 this coming spring, so I'm ready to make my next 40 years much more amazing than my first!!!!

I'm a married mom of 2 teenage-ish boys with a full-time job. Hubby is an OTR driver, so if I have time to run, so do you!!!! No excuses... I've lost about 50 pounds since I started running and it's literally saved my life! Runners are the most awesome people... even if we are slightly crazy!! Glad to have found this group!

Hey guys!
I'm Kim from TN. I started running a couple years ago. Started with C25k and didn't have much confidence in my running until a year ago when I met a group of local runners and started half marathon training. This year I ran 3 half marathons PRing the distance with each race. I've dropped 70 lbs in the last couple of years and am working on losing the last 20 or so.
My goal for 2012 is to train for a full marathon. I haven't picked out a full to run yet because i want to train first and go from there.

Feel free to add me if you like!

Good luck to all of you with your goals for this year and next!

Hello I am Herb. Caught the running bug this summer and ran my first half Oct 15 in Baltimore. Plan to improve my running over the winter and do 3 half marathons next year.

Hi, I'm Bella from Australia and I'm a new runner - just started in January this year.

My first race ever (if I don't count being forced to run around the oval when I was 12) was in August (a 12k in the company of 40,000 other people) and now I'm training for a much much smaller half marathon in February.
If any of you want a holiday to Australia and a summer race by the beach, check out: www.busseltonhalf.com.au

I still don't truly believe that I'm going to be able to do the distance - but I've decided not to focus on how far it seems, just to enjoy my training runs and work my way up slowly. One thing running has taught me is that if I don't stop to think about what I can't do... then I can do it!!

Hello! My name is Heather and I'm from Saskatchewan. I've run 2 1/2's and am debating whether or not I'll have the commitment to run a full in May. Thanks for starting up a group, hoping that reading other runners stories and advice will help motivate me to get my butt on the treadmill enough over the winter to be ready!

I'm Maxwell, so far I've done 3 Ten Milers, 2 Half Marathons, and a full marathon (MCM). I'm debating what I want to do for future goals.