I'm registered for the Chicago Marathon in October and the Disney Marathon in October. I was wondering if anyone had suggestions regarding trails/paths around Orlando (I live just east of downtown). I usually run the Econ Greenway trail off of 50, but that's going to be too short for the 20 mile+ runs.

Hi!

I will start training tomorrow morning to do the 5K at Salt Lake City, Utah, HeartWalk by the American Heart Association. My school is organizing a team, and I'm thinking about joining them, since that's where I got the idea from. Although it IS kind of embarrasing to try to run in front of all those people who will see me at school, especially since it's been more than 7 years since I last ran. Now that I wrote it here, I hope I really do try. I'll be accountable for it now... =)
In what would motivate me...I think that would be losing weight, feeling better about myself, motivating my mom to walk (she's got heart problems and that would be very beneficial for her), and a whole list of other things I wrote down.

Finally running my first half marathon (NYC in July), then return to MCM in October, and maybe Harrisburg Marathon in November. I plan on giving back by volunteering at local 5Ks.

Haha! They sure are. Thanks for your encouragement, Len! I actually did a 1.5 mile walk on May 31st. It was the Strut Your Mutt to raise funds for homeless pets. I was really tired afterwards because the park it was held in was really hilly, and I pushed my sister in her wheelchair a third of the way, but the kind of tired that is almost offset by how good you feel because you did something. And right now, as I wait for my sister to finish copying the Pre-Calc notes I'll walk on the treadmill at least 5 minutes. Have a great week being active!

And I applaud you for all those things you'll be involved in in a few months!