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Myrtle Beach Marathon - crossing the finish line
Me (in the middle) and my work group, August 2004 - look at my pot belly
Inside Out Half Marathon, March 2008 - 1:48:10 - a PR
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Got to run
I love to run. It's the most basic sport anyone can undertake but one of the hardest to master.
For me, running has been a stress management tool, a vehicle for self-discovery, a platform for personal accomplishment, a research project, and a social activity.
Even though I'd been running for years, I'd never been able to lose weight until I started the Sparkpeople program. I'm finally off that too-heavy plateau!
This program helped me lose 20 pounds. ...
I love to run. It's the most basic sport anyone can undertake but one of the hardest to master.
For me, running has been a stress management tool, a vehicle for self-discovery, a platform for personal accomplishment, a research project, and a social activity.
Even though I'd been running for years, I'd never been able to lose weight until I started the Sparkpeople program. I'm finally off that too-heavy plateau!
This program helped me lose 20 pounds. I know that weight loss contributed to my running what was then a personal best marathon of 3:58:15 at Myrtle Beach on 2/17/07. Before Myrtle Beach, I had been trying to break four hours in the marathon for six years with no success.
I recently ran a personal best half marathon of 1:46:15 at the City of Oaks Half Marathon on 11/7/10. I ran a new PR in the marathon of 3:55:03 on 3/20/11. SparkPeople has helped me keep the weight off and improve my fitness.
I think someone can finish a marathon if they commit to a lifestyle change - just like the Sparkpeople way to lose weight and keep it off.
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Member Since: 7/28/2006
SparkPoints: 121,647
Fitness Minutes: 149,262
My Goals:
With Sparkpeople, I've gotten to 165! I want to stay there for the rest of my life.
My Program:
I have embraced the Sparkpeople program. The key thing I must continue to do is watch my portion sizes.
Personal Information:
I'm a native North Carolinian, now living in Raleigh. I'm married to a wonderful woman and we have two fantastic kids.
Other Information:
For several years I've run 25-35 miles a week.
"I run...to preserve the self I attained the day before. And coupled with this is the desire to secure the self yet to be."
-- George Sheehan
One of my favorite books is "Mastery," by George Leonard.
I am a Beatles fanatic.
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SparkRaleigh- the Official Team 
, the team that posts fitness minutes on SparkAmerica, needs some SPARKING! The team board needs an injection of 
