I had been up and down with my weight and lost it in unhealthy ways before. I was back up around 170 in Jan 2010 and I decided I wanted to run in a 10K, so I set my goal, got going and haven't looked back.

I am an obsessive, controlling person and working out gives me something to focus on that is constructive. I'm also incredibly competitive and I'm driven by improving myself and "beating" my old race times and lifting stats.