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Kris
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Noob from the Midwest

posted 10 months ago | Report

I've been new to DM for about 10 days (it only looks longer) and I'm hoping to connect with people who share my enthusiasm for running :)

Basically, up until about 3-4 months ago, I was a "dormant runner." I ran in high school and then, inconstantly, since. I got lazy and couldn't stick to a routine. But my sister and I randomly decided to run our third ever half marathon in the spring. And I decided my goal would be to PR. So, I started training really hard, I accomplished my goal, and a month later I'm still running! I feel like I found my... I don't know what the word is, but I found it! I think I'm finally ready for commitment :) I'm even considering the possibility of doing a full marathon next spring!

Oh, and I 'productively spent' an hour of my time reposting all of my workouts (from another site) to my profile because I'm positively obsessed with the training statistics on this site!

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  • Adam I.
    Adam I. Sendmail

    Yay for stats nerds! :) I do love to see the stats and progress of training as well. Welcome from another noob from the midwest.

    posted 10 months ago

  • Jeff J.PRO
    Jeff J. Sendmail

    Hooray for statistics! Welcome to DM.

    posted 10 months ago

  • David R.
    David R. Sendmail

    Sounds almost like my story. Ran (not on track) high school into military, went dormant for the most part (occassionally ran a few miles), then got back into it last year. Ran my first half this spring, working on current goal of a full.
    Welcome to DM from another newb from the Southwest.

    posted 10 months ago

  • Estela
    Estela Sendmail

    I also was a runner in high school and started in middle school, and not until recent months have I finally been running consistently. Good luck with your marathon training! It's the most exciting event you'll ever participate in regardless of finish time. Looking forward to seeing your progress :).

    posted 10 months ago

  • John H.
    John H. Sendmail

    Welcome to DM...I love it here. FR coming.

    posted 10 months ago

  • Janice B.
    Janice B. Sendmail

    Welcome! FR sent!

    posted 10 months ago

  • Michael G.PRO
    Michael G. Sendmail

    Welcome back and FR sent :) Anyone feel free to add me too...can always use the extra motivation!

    posted 10 months ago

  • Paul G.
    Paul G. Sendmail

    Hi and welcome to DM. I agree about training stats, then again its the way we gauge our running. Plus isn't it a rush when there is one of those triangles above the day's run meaning you've set some sort of new record-distance, speed etc.?

    posted 10 months ago

  • Shawna F.
    Shawna F. Sendmail

    Glad I'm not the only one who's stat crazy! I used to use RunKeeper and have switched to Nike+ which syncs here, but I'm kind of bummed out that most of my runs are stored somewhere else!

    posted 10 months ago

  • Seth F.
    Seth F. Sendmail

    yeah, i'm a nerd too when it comes to the stats..

    posted 10 months ago

  • Molly W.
    Molly W. Sendmail

    Running stats nerd noobs from the Midwest rule! FR sent!

    posted 10 months ago

  • Miles T.
    Miles T. Sendmail

    stats... you've gotta love them. welcome to dm - fr sent!

    posted 10 months ago

  • Stephanie E.PRO
    Stephanie E. Sendmail

    Nice job on the PR! I completely know the feeling about running, after a year and a half I feel like I'm finally committed to it.

    posted 10 months ago

  • GavinPRO
    Gavin Sendmail

    Hello FR sent

    posted 10 months ago

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