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can't wait can't wait can't wait

@britlocs - LOVE the black and white with the TV in the back!

I am from MN, but now live in GA. Not quite sure where you are in Northern MN, but I have family in Bemidji. I know a lot of people have made suggestions for indoor options (gym, workout DVDs), but I used to go ice skating all the time and my aunt recently picked up cross-country skiing as well as snow shoeing...just a…

@Tina - love your profile pic! Your eyes POP in that pic (but you also look pretty good in a skirt)

Hey, we're not looking at this to be an Olympic time trial...I have a feeling if enough of us show up, it will be a nice, leisurely jog with a lot of blabbing happening. I'll probably even trip once or twice. Plus, if you can get a 5k under your belt now, how awesome will you feel?!

Love this!

@echo - don't make me pic one! If I had to, it would be the last one....nothing like getting some love while getting a pic taken, but all of yours are great!

hahhahah, and THIS, my dear, is why we're friends

I have some New Balance cross-trainers...I would never dream of doing this barefoot. There definitely needs to be some support for both the ankles and knees.

@dawn - love the profile pic (but your ink is amazing, too!)

I'm a Purple People Eater, born and raised!!

OMG! Me!!!!

@dlpnrn2b - my pure jealousy of your abs makes me pic your profile pic (but you look awesome in the white dress, too)

@jsherrill92 - Love the one in the Nike jersey (close second is in the maroon shirt with some facial scruff)

I track calories here and weigh in at WW

@Des - you have amazing hair...and great lips, too! @solarpower - abs

$40 for non-members (of the U of M I'm assuming) $25 if you are a member but we may be able to get a group discount...so $40 at the most, but probably less

Here's another link: http://www.recsports.umn.edu/fitness/assessment.html

hahah, that's where my dad lives

How many days at what distance are you running? Are you following a running plan, or just going out for a run? How old are your shoes? Did you get them from a store that specializes in running shoes? Do you have inserts?

@emirror...I am in love with your bangs! I can't pull them off...my hair and face are too greasy!

I knew I liked you for a reason...hahhaha

sorry, I know that came across as confusing about running/walking...it's been a long day and my brain couldn't find a better way to ask if you had been varying your pace. I didn't look at a ton of your diary, but it seemed to look good to me. Eating on the road is definitely a struggle, and you'll see your sodium go over.…

Did you set up the HRM for your age and weight? It seems reasonable as I would burn the same amount running longer, but weighing less than you...how fast were you going? Running/walking/intervals?

@hyperfang - you have a smile that says your laugh is contagious!

@Rita - your smile...it's like you're holding back a secret! @Ashley - love your hair!

Wow! Good for you! I'm hoping for about 2:20:00 in Savannah...if I get done sooner, YAY ME!

I did not run the whole way. My running partner (who was wayyy more experience than I was) used/uses the Galloway method, which is a run/walk method. We started with a 9:1 (minute) ratio and after mile 10 went to a 4:2 ratio. If you find a good training plan, and stick to it...YOU WILL BE FINE! Just remember, you will have…

Thanks everyone for taking the time to reply with such kind words! It's been a tough 4 weeks with Shaun T, but I am determined to complete it and then transition into training for another half marathon in Savannah this fall. For what it's worth, for both the half marathon and Insanity, I printed out the schedule/training…

Thank you for sharing every single word of this...you are proof that so many others can get to where you are (and where you are going), but you're also showing that this journey is not without speed bumps and detours. For the progress that I've made, and these HIP BONES that have come outta nowhere and seem to run into…