I absolutely love to run. I started running back in '03 and my first marathon was the Detroit Free Press in October of that year. I hadn't trained nearly enough and managed to run, limp, and walk my way through 26 miles in 4:26. Despite the pain, I was hooked and have done 14 more since. My family is my inspiration for everything I do in life. My wife Donna is new to running, but enjoying the progress she has made. My son Aidan is 5 and so far has the build of a sumo wrestler. He loves to yell "Run Carter Run!" and does it quite well.

Marathon PR: 2:58:20 11/07
10k PR: 37:56 4/07
20k PR: 86:58 7/06

I am a person who never takes being able to run for granted. I have now done 14 marathons over the last 4 years and believe that we learn so much about ourselves when we go long. I believe there is a battle that must take place on two different fronts. First, we have to convince ourselves that mentally we can go the distance. Second, we have to make the physical sacrifices to get ourselves in condition to survive 26.2 miles. But the reward is that after doing a marathon, any other hardship in life seems just a little bit more survivable. I just finished the 2008 Boston Marathon in 2 hours and 59 minutes and just feel so fortunate to be able to ..... BE A RUNNER!

I do not have any running logs yet.

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