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Location	United States
Introduction	In Feb of 08 my dad told me that I was out of excuses (since I was done having kids) and that I should join him and my brothers and run. I have 2 brothers, 1 has ran 10 marathons , the other brother has ran 2 marathons. My dad took up running at 50, he has run 8 half marathons and 2 marathons. So after a little family peer pressure I joined in the fun. So here I am just over 2.5 years later, having ran 2 5Ks, 1 7K, 3 Half Marathons and 1 full marathon. I have another half marathon in 2 weeks (in Holland) and then I am running the Chicago Marathon (10/10). I have gone from barely being able to run 1/8 of a mile without having to walk again to now being able to run miles upon miles. It is a slow build up but before you know it you will be running non stop. Between Feb of 08 and October 08, I lost about 20lbs without changing much besides running. Then this past Jan I adjusted a few things, as my body got used to running so much and now have lost another 20lbs. I personally would credit my 40lb weigh loss mostly to running/ working out and new healthy eating.

Location

United States

Introduction

In Feb of 08 my dad told me that I was out of excuses (since I was done having kids) and that I should join him and my brothers and run. I have 2 brothers, 1 has ran 10 marathons , the other brother has ran 2 marathons. My dad took up running at 50, he has run 8 half marathons and 2 marathons. So after a little family peer pressure I joined in the fun. So here I am just over 2.5 years later, having ran 2 5Ks, 1 7K, 3 Half Marathons and 1 full marathon. I have another half marathon in 2 weeks (in Holland) and then I am running the Chicago Marathon (10/10). I have gone from barely being able to run 1/8 of a mile without having to walk again to now being able to run miles upon miles. It is a slow build up but before you know it you will be running non stop. Between Feb of 08 and October 08, I lost about 20lbs without changing much besides running. Then this past Jan I adjusted a few things, as my body got used to running so much and now have lost another 20lbs. I personally would credit my 40lb weigh loss mostly to running/ working out and new healthy eating.