I am a 25 year old college graduate with a BS in Aviation. I'm currently working towards being a Naval Aviator and working various part time jobs to survive these tough economic times. I was a sprinter/soccer player in high school and devoted most of my college career to weight lifting and beer. Needless to say my comfortably lean frame of 175lbs as a senior is high school became a very large and heavily muscled 225. In 2007 i sprained both shoulders and pulled a groin playing indoor soccer. Since then my best friend Johnnyboy has gotten me addicted to running again and biking bc of our hero Lance "the man" Armstrong. Before summer 07' the farthest distance I had ran consecutively was 2-3 miles. Today I have a respectable amount of 5Ks under my belt and a 5 mile turkey trot to boot. Its time to be more ambitious. Our end goal is to complete an Ironman but that is still a couple tears away at best. I've extended the mileage of my training regimen and kicked it into high gear for the Air Force Marathon at Wrght PAtterson AFB on Sept 19. Hopefully I can trim my now 210 frame down some to a more lean 195 and look somewhat like a runner. Any comments/tips are appreciated!