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I have run the Boston Marathon and found my existence!
04.22.09 Click Here for FINAL STORY (My Blog) Weight: 276.7 254.6 237.2 224.8 211.6 195.2 183.8 175.0 164.2 163.6 (04/07/09)
Weight Loss in 10 Months: 22.1 39.5 51.9 65.1 81.5 92.9 101.7 107.1 112.5 113.1
Miles Run (nonstop): 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 26.2! (04/20/09)
Pictures for each month are on the MEDIA page. Click HERE to see them.
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(or click black arrow below to watch video here)
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I have done everything I can to change my life for the better. It's now up to you to help change Julias.
Please click the DONATE box above to be taken to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's secure website. Thanks. 
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Hello. I launched this website to keep everyone that knows me (or knows "of me") updated on my progress as I pursue my lifelong dream of running the Boston Marathon. In the process I plan to lose a significant amount of weight, as well as raise a significant amount of money to help the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation find a cure to save my 9 year old niece Julia, whose clock is also ticking. To donate, please click the box below.
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To the left should be 2 pictures (give it a second to load the flash file).
The 1st one was taken on 06/07/08, I weighed 276.7 pounds and had just finished walking 3 miles, which took me 1 hour and 10 minutes to complete. I tried "running" but had to stop after ~10 yards as I was out of breath and my shins and knees were killing me. I seriously wondered whether I would ever be able to run 1 mile, let alone 26.2 miles.
The 2nd picture was taken 10 months later on 04/07/09. I weighed 163.6 pounds (a total loss of 113 pounds in 10 mos) and I have now run 21 miles nonstop, finishing on Heartbreak Hill. I really wasn't exhausted and every part of my body felt fine. It took me 3 hours and 19 minutes!
The Boston Marathon is 26.2 miles and is considered one of the most difficult marathons in the world. I still have a lot of work ahead of me, but I am getting closer every day, one step at a time.
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I have discovered that regardless of my age (47), previous eating habits, a complete lack of exercise and a sedentary lifestyle, that I have been able to change my life for the better. I have accomplished this simply by changing the way I look at food (I eat to live, not live to eat), started to exercise, no longer accepted excuses and most importantly, pure desire to help my niece, other people (friends and strangers) and myself. I know it's cliche to say, but I have discovered that if you really want something bad enough, you really can accomplish it. 
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that has been so supportive of my quest. From the very beginning, when I just mentioned it "matter of factly" to my wife Mary, I was completely caught off guard by her immediate response that I should do it and her promise to have a "friend at every mile". Her undying encouragement always reminds me how lucky I am to have her in my life.
I would also like to thank my friend/trainer Rick who has refused to ever take any money from me for all of his hours of training, emails, phone calls and pats on the back, but instead only made me promise to give him a 100% effort on my part. My word is more important than any amount of money and my promise is always in the back of mind everyday making me give at least a 100% return on his investment. Thank you Rick for being a friend first and a trainer second.
Finally I would like to give thanks for the incredible support of my family, friends and other people that I didn't even know before this project. To hear that I have been an "inspiration" to the people in my life as well as complete strangers is incredibly humbling and one of the greatest rewards of this entire journey and my life. Without everyone's kind words and encouragement, I would never see the starting line, let alone the finish line. Thank you.
Roger 
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RunningForMyExistence@gmail.com