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<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b>1. Why do you run?</b></span></span><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I run because after losing weight without exercising for several months, I could no longer reduce my food intake and walking took too long for essentially the same benefit from a weight loss standpoint. Now I run because it allows me to eat more. I love to eat <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile"> Sometimes I enjoy my run, usually if I have company, most of the time it is something to get through. I may have experienced that “runner’s high” once. Maybe.</span><br><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><b>2. What is your greatest accomplishment?</b></span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Hm. I suppose I’m most proud of getting my Private Pilot’s license in 1994, even though I haven’t used it in several years. Then again, recently, I’ve been proud of my persistence with running.</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><b>3. What is your motto/theme song?</b></span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I don’t think I have one…</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><b>4. How do you deal with bad runs?</b></span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I don’t worry about them.</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><b>5. Do you reward yourself for good runs? How?</b></span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">No</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><b>6. Who do you admire most?</b></span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Gah! That’s difficult.</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><b>7. What is the greatest advice you have ever received?</b></span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Regarding running: slow down.</span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In life: Don’t sweat the small stuff.</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><b>8. What do wish you had learned younger?</b></span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">That what <i>I</i> think of what I do is more important than what <i>others</i> think of what I do.</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><b>9. What do you wish you could do but can't?</b></span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I wish I could think of something I want to do but I can’t do…</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><b>10. How would your friends describe your personality?</b></span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Easy-going, quiet, puckish</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><b>11. What do you wear running? favorite outfit?</b></span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">So far, in warmer weather my favorite has been my running skirt (pink), and any shirt that doesn’t have a tag somewhere that chafes, or a neckline that bothers me. I love my Injinji toe socks for longer runs paired with Wright double-layer socks.</span></span><br><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In colder weather I wear running tights (preferably the ones that don’t want to head south). The ones I have from Asics or Sugoi seem to be the most comfortable. And any long sleeve tech shirt that isn’t a turtleneck or mock-T, my ratty old cotton sweatshirt with a poorly patched hole in the sleeve and a headband to keep my ears warm.</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><b>12. What has been your favorite race?</b></span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I really liked running the 2nd half of the Vermont City Marathon, but have only done it once. There’s beer during the race! I loved running the Hartford Half because I was with a friend, and there are a lot of people playing music, either live bands or with stereo systems. So, I guess it’s a toss-up.</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><b>13. Do you have a goal race right now?</b></span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">No, I need to get one, but there aren’t many during the winter months around here.</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><b>14. What makes you happy?</b></span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Arriving home always makes me happy. Spending time with friends can also be fun. I most enjoy spending time relaxing with my SO, reading an especially good book, eating good food and drinking good wine. It’s great when all those things can be combined <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile"></span></span><br><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><b>15. Tell us one interesting thing about you that you haven't said (at least not often) on this forum in the past.</b></span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">During the years of 1987 and part of 1988 (15 months total) when I was 21, I traveled alone around the world after I had spent about 2 years saving up money for the trip. I visited 17 countries and I’d do it again in a heartbeat.</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><b>16. Tell us one interesting thing about another user of this forum that has not been posted (at least not often) on this forum in the past (make sure the other person will not object to posting the info!).</b></span></span><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I never tell secrets! Usually because I forget them. But…I <i>never</i> tell secrets!</span></span><br><br><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">OK, I don’t have any secrets about anyone on this forum. At least, I don’t think I do.</span></span>
