First Race at Age 49

I listened to a speaker, Dr. Tim Hindmarsh, in March 2008. He does 24 hours of extreme sports to raise awareness about the diabetes problem in the U. S. His website is http://www.actalivenow.com/ and is definitely worth checking out.

Dr. Hindmarsh inspired me to become a runner for the first time in my life at age 49. I used the free training as outlined on his website and entered the local town festival 5k run last May. My goal was to finish...which I did. I had planned to run in Dr. Hindmarsh's 5k as well in July, but had an injury. I had committed to the run though so I walked, (well, limped) it and still finished. I am still running. I am not a fast runner nor an endurance runner, but I am a runner now.

Thanks, Dr. Hindmarsh!