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How I Qualified for Boston and Lost 45 Pounds Doing It! BACKGROUND I have been an on-again / off-again runner ever since running high school cross-country races. In high school, I was too small for football, but not really lean enough to be a fast runner. As a result, I was content to be a mid-packer in most races. The only race I did with any degree of regularity was the annual Peachtree Road Race which is always held on July 4th in Atlanta, Georgia. I guess I could be classified as a weekend warrior type of runner. SUMMER 1995 Pregnant wife, new job, and I am at an all-time high with my weight - 200 pounds! Although I still manage to run a 10K in about an hour, I do so with side stitches, knee problems, and shin splints. I have never weighed this much in my life. I rationalized much of my weight gain due to lifting weights. If that's true, then how come I have a 38-inch waist, instead of a 32-inch waist! FALL 1995 My marathon dreams first started about three years ago when I met a guy in our office, Rob, who had completed his first marathon - The Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, DC. The "marathon fever" was starting to sweep the country as organizations like Leukemia Team in Training and Galloway's Training Program were starting to make marathoning popular again. Being one to enjoy challenges, I start toying around with the idea of running a marathon. Sure, I had been doing the yearly Peachtree Road Race thing, but I wasn't really training very hard. Rob is credited for giving me the "marathon bug." SPRING/SUMMER 1996 I started doing some light jogging and felt winded after about 15 minutes of exertion. Somehow, I agree to do a few 10K races to try and qualify for Time Group A in the Peachtree Road Race which required me to break 50 minutes for a 10K. Rob and I did it the next
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