I'm going to run in a 5K. it would have been absurd

[Aerows]

this time last year, because I was on the coffin nails.

I quit smoking, and I know I sound like an idiotic commercial, but it has been such a great benefit to my life.

I can do things that I did in my teens (one of which was running in a 5K) and not be even the slightest bit phased.

Please under the sun and all that is holy, find another way and quit the cigarettes. They are depriving you of a hell of a lot of things.

I'll get off of my soapbox now.

[mythology]

1. Good for you

I'm having to skip my yearly 5k this year due to knee surgery recovery, but I will participate in the 1k walk they have since it's a charity event.

Although I want to know who decided having a 5k in Boston in December was a good idea. I'd like to poke them with a pointy stick.

[Aerows]

3. Sorry to hear you can't participate.

I had the hardest time in heck to get over my under-pronation because my feet are so narrow.

Once I got some 8AA's, it was far less stress on my knees because I didn't need to additional compensate for the bad fit.

Boston in December, though, let me just make a statement. There are hills to climb, and then there are hills that take the best out of the best. I don't know the route of that race, though so if you aren't going up the hill, at least that is something.

Best of luck with your surgery, I hope to see you out there

[riderinthestorm]

2. So excellent!! Good luck and keep us posted on how it went! nt

[Aerows]

4. I'm doing the Mayor's in Biloxi

http://www.gulfcoastrunningclub.org/calendar.php

I missed Paddle, Pant, Pedal.

I won't next year .

[Skittles]

5. I swam across lakes when I was smoking

yes I did

[handmade34]

6. best of luck...

I'd say you deserve that soapbox! I ran my first 5k on my 60th… it was more of a hill sprint here in Vermont

I will never be a runner, I am a 'hiker' but will try a Turkey Trot in a few weeks

[AngryOldDem]

7. Congrats!

Congrats on both ditching the cigarettes and entering a race. And good luck and have fun -- 5K's a great distance to get yourself back into the sport. You'll find you'll want to do more and more of them.

[Xyzse]

8. Very happy for you.

Keep up the great work.