History: 3 years ago I was around 180 and only 5'8"-5'9". I didn't get any exercise, was feeling like crap, and was generally miserable.
I made some life changes between my junior and senior year of college, including an increased emphasis on working out. I first was on elliptical, then weights, then running and weights.
Right now I'm around 135, 9% body fat (trying to get that down still), can run a 5k in 20-some minutes, and benching a lot more than my weight.
Why do *I* run? I'm not a loner, I love people and my close friends. But sometimes I need *me* time; an iPod with my favorite energetic music, a treadmill, and just the window infront of me to look out of. It takes a bad test, stupid administrator, or just bad day and works it into something positive. Plus I feel great and trim afterwards.
