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<b>1. Why do you run?</b><br>
So I can eat. At the time of my 39-year-old checkup, my doc presented me with two choices: Continue as-is, and weigh 220 and be insulin-dependent at 50. OR, lose 40 pounds and get active. I had access to a rewind switch that was quickly disappearing. I had great success with the WeightWatchers online approach and quickly learned the power of activity points. Running was a great fit. I could run at lunch, during kids' lessons, before dawn, whenever. So I ran. And ran. And ran some more. I'm the teensiest bit competitive, and have been told I have some perhaps compulsive tendencies... so I started running to get faster. And saner. And I'm still running and running.<br><br><b>2. What is your greatest accomplishment?</b><br>
Baby steps toward sanity, self-awareness, and mindful living.<br><br><b>3. What is your motto/theme song?<br></b>Need you ask?<br>
"<i>Mustang Sally, think you better slow your Mustang down.<br>
You been running all over the town now..."</i><br><br><b>4. How do you deal with bad runs?</b><br>
Bitch and complain a little, and then file them in the "Well, that was good training" bin. A bad run usually precedes a big breakthrough for me.<br><br><b>5. Do you reward yourself for good runs? How?</b><br>
Dump the numbers to SportTracks, and spin and twirl them to my geekly heart's content.<br><br><b>6. Who do you admire most?</b><br>
My mom lives on this board. What do you <i>think</i> I'm going to say? <img alt="huh.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/huh.gif"><br><br><b>7. What is the greatest advice you have ever received?</b><br>
"You have a <i>choice</i> in the matter. You choose how you act, how you react, and the circumstances in which you are living. Make your choices and then live them. Fully."<br><b><br>
8. What do wish you had learned younger?</b><br>
Relax, baby. It's all going to turn out fine.<br><br><b>9. What do you wish you could do but can't?</b><br>
Dance.<br><br><b>10. How would your friends describe your personality?</b><br>
Brash, pushy American broad. (Some, but not all, of the edges have been worn off by 18 years out of the country.) A bit intense at times, and very funny.<br><br><b>11. What do you wear running? favorite outfit?</b><br>
My winter gear is anchored by a great black/reflective wind vest. We're inseparable. My favourite outfit is a white tech tee and my little black Nike skirt.<br><br><b>12. What has been your favorite race?</b><br>
The Ragnar Del Sol relay last month was a life-long highlight.<br><br><b>13. Do you have a goal race right now?</b><br>
Eugene Marathon, May 4<br><b><br>
14. What makes you happy?</b><br>
Sailing. Put me at the tiller of a sweet little boat in a fresh breeze, and all the world is golden and fine. And Bach. I love Bach. Listening, performing, doesn't matter.<br><br><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><br>
In direct contrast to my love of Bach, I am an accomplished bagpipe-player.<br><br><b>16. Tell us one interesting thing about another user of this forum that has not been posted</b><br>
CassadAAmius isn't actually all bad, for a guy from the University of Michigan.
So I can eat. At the time of my 39-year-old checkup, my doc presented me with two choices: Continue as-is, and weigh 220 and be insulin-dependent at 50. OR, lose 40 pounds and get active. I had access to a rewind switch that was quickly disappearing. I had great success with the WeightWatchers online approach and quickly learned the power of activity points. Running was a great fit. I could run at lunch, during kids' lessons, before dawn, whenever. So I ran. And ran. And ran some more. I'm the teensiest bit competitive, and have been told I have some perhaps compulsive tendencies... so I started running to get faster. And saner. And I'm still running and running.<br><br><b>2. What is your greatest accomplishment?</b><br>
Baby steps toward sanity, self-awareness, and mindful living.<br><br><b>3. What is your motto/theme song?<br></b>Need you ask?<br>
"<i>Mustang Sally, think you better slow your Mustang down.<br>
You been running all over the town now..."</i><br><br><b>4. How do you deal with bad runs?</b><br>
Bitch and complain a little, and then file them in the "Well, that was good training" bin. A bad run usually precedes a big breakthrough for me.<br><br><b>5. Do you reward yourself for good runs? How?</b><br>
Dump the numbers to SportTracks, and spin and twirl them to my geekly heart's content.<br><br><b>6. Who do you admire most?</b><br>
My mom lives on this board. What do you <i>think</i> I'm going to say? <img alt="huh.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/huh.gif"><br><br><b>7. What is the greatest advice you have ever received?</b><br>
"You have a <i>choice</i> in the matter. You choose how you act, how you react, and the circumstances in which you are living. Make your choices and then live them. Fully."<br><b><br>
8. What do wish you had learned younger?</b><br>
Relax, baby. It's all going to turn out fine.<br><br><b>9. What do you wish you could do but can't?</b><br>
Dance.<br><br><b>10. How would your friends describe your personality?</b><br>
Brash, pushy American broad. (Some, but not all, of the edges have been worn off by 18 years out of the country.) A bit intense at times, and very funny.<br><br><b>11. What do you wear running? favorite outfit?</b><br>
My winter gear is anchored by a great black/reflective wind vest. We're inseparable. My favourite outfit is a white tech tee and my little black Nike skirt.<br><br><b>12. What has been your favorite race?</b><br>
The Ragnar Del Sol relay last month was a life-long highlight.<br><br><b>13. Do you have a goal race right now?</b><br>
Eugene Marathon, May 4<br><b><br>
14. What makes you happy?</b><br>
Sailing. Put me at the tiller of a sweet little boat in a fresh breeze, and all the world is golden and fine. And Bach. I love Bach. Listening, performing, doesn't matter.<br><br><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><br>
In direct contrast to my love of Bach, I am an accomplished bagpipe-player.<br><br><b>16. Tell us one interesting thing about another user of this forum that has not been posted</b><br>
CassadAAmius isn't actually all bad, for a guy from the University of Michigan.
