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Member Name	Roger Wright
Location	Boston
Age	52
Sex	Male
FIT Program	2-star since 09/21/2011
Years Running	3
Max Distance	35+
Fastest Mile	7:15
Current Mile	8:45
Types of Running	Road Runner Track Trail Treadmill
Internet Profile Link	http://www.RFME.org
Fitness Statement	I was overweight my entire life, and 300+ pounds for the previous 5 years (I'm only 5'6"). On June 7th, 2008, at the age of 47 I decided to drastically change my life. Even though I had never run more than a 1/4 mile in my previous 30 years because I HATED running, I set a goal of running the 2009 Boston Marathon which was 10 months away and to raise $3000 for my 9 year old niece Julia who suffers from Cystic Fibrosis. I exceeded all expectations and have learned to love running. I generally run 5-6 marathon or other endurance races each year and will continue to do so as long as my legs allow me.
Quote	“"Once you cross the finish line, no matter how fast or how slow, it will change your life forever" (Dick Beardsley from the movie "Spirit of the Marathon")”
Running Achievements	Only being able to run 10 yards the first day of training and 10 months later running the 2009 Boston Marathon, NONSTOP!

Ran 5.25 miles at the annual Cystic Fibrosis walk. Each year I take a picture of my niece Julia who has CF with her mom. This is the 11th picture of the series (first one was when she was 3). She continues to motivates me to do whatever I can to raise money for CF.

Ran 3 miles plus an hour of Yoga

Knee still hurts from last week so took it easy and ran 5.25 by my mom's (Hope) resting place. Happy Mothers Day mom.

Ran the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon "Fourway" (10K, 5K yesterday and Full today). Considered canceling the trip due to badly strained left knee on Tuesday evening. Saw my sports medicine doctor on Wed, acupuncturist on Thurs and physical therapist on Friday. Ugly but I finished in 4:31.

Ran the 30th James Joyce 10K Ramble in Dedham,MA. Very popular race with lots of elite runners. Legs were heavy.

Was planning on running 4 miles but decided to go right instead of left and added on another 2.25.

Ran 8 miles up and down hills. Great work out.

Ran 4 miles with my neighbor and ran into Emilio Rotondi who has run 43 of the last 45 Boston Marathons. He's 76 years old.

Ran from my house to Boylston St along the Boston Marathon route. Boylston St is still closed down on both ends but the Finishline and everything else is still up. Very emotional and surreal.

1 hour spin and 30 minutes weights. Fortunately the week ended better than it started with the death and capture of the Boston Marathon Bomber Brothers.

Wow, bombs just went off at the Boston Marathon! Fortunately Bob and Mike should be ok.
Roger Wright 4/15/13 12:35 pmtalked to bob, they are OK. he said it went off just about the time when michael crossed the finish line, bob was waiting for him.
Waitman Gobble 4/15/13 12:52 pm richard, latest news is cell phone service has been intentionally shut down in boston.
Waitman Gobble 4/15/13 2:41 pm reply to comment

Check out my video on my profile!
Roger Wright 4/13/13 8:29 pmInspirational, Roger. Hopefully, this will encourage others to get out there and keep moving.
Gary Funck 4/14/13 6:51 pm reply to comment

Check out my video on my profile!
Roger Wright 1/15/13 2:13 pm reply to comment

Is it me or is the Fit Log messed up? Looks like Sunday was repeated from last week to this week (of all the weeks to move my LSR from Sunday to Saturday! lol) and there is no Saturday listed.
Roger Wright 11/7/12 1:56 pmSomething did happen but our webmaster is getting it fix. Be sure to keep us informed of any situations we need to fix OR improve! Thanks Bob
Bob Anderson 11/7/12 1:59 pm reply to comment

Yesterday, after hearing the NYC Marathon was cancelled, I wrote this in defense of my running friends on Facebook who had received abuse from both strangers and friends. My thoughts on the NYCM. First, I can completely understand the negative sentiments regarding the New York City Marathon (NYCM) being held. Hurricane Sandy was a horrific disaster that obviously affected millions of people to a degree that will never be forgotten. I am 100% certain that there is not ONE runner who does not have compassion for everyone affected by this storm and it's effects. If there is anyone that doesn't care, even non runners, then they are not human in my eyes. Life is complicated and every day we are faced with decisions that are not easily made. And some are beyond our control. Having been given the OK to run by Bloomberg and the NYRR, the runners of the New York City Marathon found themselves in a situation that they really didn't have control over. "Damned if you do and damned if you don't". The NYCM is the largest marathon in the world with approx. 50,000 runners. And because of it's size and prestige, runners come from not only every state in this country, but this year, approximately 20,000 came from other parts of the world to run it. For most of the runners it starts as a dream, turns into a goal, and becomes a non wavering commitment. They ran through blood sweat and tears, sun, rain and possibly snow, day and night, dusk to dawn, just to run ONE race. I was not registered to run this year's race but I do have many friends and family that were. I can tell you that every one of them is actually feeling a sense of relief right now that the race has been cancelled. The runners in this year's race are not selfish, evil, uncaring, apathetic or any other degrading term that they have been called this week. If you believe that, then you should be ashamed of yourself. Relatively new to the sport of running, I immediately found runners to be some of the most caring people in the world, with a large majority raising millions of dollars and awareness for charities throughout the world. And if you think it is easy to spend hours, days, weeks and months soliciting donations from friends, families, coworkers and strangers, then I sincerely encourage you to try it. Trust me, it is MUCH harder than running 26.2 miles. Hurricane Sandy is a tragedy that has few rivals in 21st century America and the victims will wear a scar on their life that will be extremely hard to ever remove. But I also believe that, to an obviously much lesser extent, that the runners of this race are also victims in one way or another.
Roger Wright 11/3/12 6:22 pmRoger Good words.
Richard Stiller 11/3/12 8:26 pm What you have written says it so well. Thanks Roger for taking the time to share your thoughts. They are right on...
Bob Anderson 11/4/12 5:04 pm reply to comment

Have you recoverd from Berlin? You are running the BAA Half this weekend!!! Have a good one....
Bob Anderson 10/5/12 6:30 pmThanks Bob. Got back from Germany yesterday (incredible time!) so I just updated everything. Heading out right now for an easy 5-7 with running club so see how I feel for tomorrow's BAA Half. I don't expect much for tomorrow but at least it's supposed to be cool...
Roger Wright 10/6/12 3:37 am reply to comment

Congrats! Roger you are our Ujena Fit Log winner for the week ending June 24. AND because you are a 2-star member, we doubled your winnings. $100 is on its way...it does pay to workout daily and to post daily at Ujena Fit Club...who is next? Bob
Bob Anderson 7/2/12 9:40 am
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That's awesome Bob, I am so excited that I finally won! That said, I actually win every week because this Fit Log does encourages me to work out everyday, even if it's just a quick mile. Thanks Bob, you really made my day!
Roger Wright 7/2/12 7:29 pm congrats!!!
Shari Mernett 7/3/12 6:31 am reply to comment

Roger, did you do the half on the 18th. I didn't see your name in the results? Are you getting set for Boston?
Bob Anderson 3/26/12 10:05 amHi Bob. Always nice hearing from you - thanks for the interest!. I ended up running the New Bedford Half at 1:57:29. About what I expected with a really bad hill for the last mile. Someone should tell them to run the race the other way! lol Finished my long run for Boston over the weekend. Ran from Hopkinton to the top of Heartbreak Hill and felt good. Did 1:57 at 13.25 which is good for me. That said, the 2nd half of Boston is obviously the hard part! Congrats on your Oakland Half! You seemed a little disappointed with your 1:31 but from my perspective I could only dream of a time like that! You're awesome! :)
Roger Wright 3/26/12 2:07 pm reply to comment

Good luck on your News Year day 5k...
Bob Anderson 12/30/11 9:37 amThanks Bob. Unfortunately I pulled my left calf running a few days ago so I have been doing everything else (spin, swimming, elliptical, etc) in hopes of a recovery. First race I have ever had to cancel. Hopefully it's OK before Miami Marathon in 29 days. Happy New Years.
Roger Wright 12/31/11 11:19 pm Sorry to hear this Roger...I hope you have a speedy recovery...be sure to get some massage!
Bob Anderson 1/1/12 3:53 pm reply to comment

Good job Roger...blisters can be the worse. You can run faster and on to the next one. But I am sure you had a wonderful experience. I wished I would have been there with you! Good luck in Miami...
Bob Anderson 11/6/11 6:25 pmThank Bob. Marathons are always special and obviously the New York City Marathon (NYCM) is one of the world's greatest. Regardless of my time, it was a great experience. I'm only 50 so plenty of time to improve! BTW, thanks to this site, I recognized Marshall Ulrich at the NYCM expo and had a great conversation with him about his incredible accomplishments and my weightloss/marathon story. Both he and his wife Heather are wonderful people. Only at chapter 4 of his book (Running On Empty) but very riveting!
Roger Wright 11/8/11 3:48 pm reply to comment

Good luck Roger...have a good race in New York. Tell us all about it.
Bob Anderson 11/5/11 10:23 am reply to comment

Hi Roger! I finally joined up. Glad you are liking it here. Knew it would be your cup of Boston Tea.
Aneese Totah 10/4/11 10:23 pm reply to comment

I have always wanted to do a road relay and for some reason I never did one. Looks like you do several per year. They must be fun?
Bob Anderson 9/26/11 10:21 pmThey are a blast as long as you have a team who accepts that it is more about having fun instead of expecting everyone to set a world record pace. You also have to accept that you MIGHT get 2-3 hours sleep for the next ~36 hours if you are lucky, that you will probably be running through the middle of nowhere in the wee hours of the morning with only a headlamp to guide you and that the van ends up smelling like a locker room within a few hours. And those are the good things! LOL
Roger Wright 9/27/11 12:48 pm reply to comment

I just watched the new video you linked and I loved it!! Yes, happy tears again. I think what you have accomplished is truly amazing. Congratulations!
Trish Tompkins 9/22/11 4:54 pm reply to comment

Thanks everyone for all the very kind words. It took me 47 years to finally wake up but now I try and live each day to it's fullest which includes doing whatever I can to inspire others to get fit and maybe run a race. By the way, that video (iRun) is sort of a sequel to my first one that I made right before I ran the 2009 Boston Marathon. This one usually makes people cry (happy tears again Trish), including myself... http://youtu.be/LLfj1VkGq4o
Roger Wright 9/22/11 3:07 pm reply to comment

Wk #	Log Date	Entry Type	Actual	Day Avg	Wk Tot	Wk Points	Acc Pnts
20 Wks	135 Days	6.8 Days/Wk Avg	722.6 mi	4.9 avg	34.6 avg
20	Sun 5/19	5.1-7 Miles	5.25	5.3 mi	37.3 mi	32	783
	Sat 5/18	12.1-14mi Run	13			26	777
	Fri 5/17	All Workouts 1 Hour	1			26	777
	Thu 5/16	Yoga 1 Hour+	3			23	774
	Wed 5/15	All Workouts 2 Hours+	3			18	769
	Tue 5/14	7.1-10mi Run	10			13	764
	Mon 5/13	All Workouts 1 Hour	2			3	754
19	Sun 5/12	5.1-7 Miles	5.25	2.6 mi	18.3 mi	30	751
	Sat 5/11	3.2-5mi Run or Walk	3.5			24	745
	Fri 5/10	All Workouts 1 Hour	2			19	740
	Thu 5/9	Yoga 1 Hour+	3.5			16	737
	Wed 5/8	All Workouts 2 Hours+	1			11	732
	Tue 5/7	2-3.1mi Run or Walk	3			6	727
	Mon 5/6	All Workouts 1 Hour				3	724
18	Sun 5/5	25.1-26.2 Miles	26.2	5.9 mi	41.5 mi	45	721
	Sat 5/4	7.1-10mi Run	9.3			19	695
	Fri 5/3	1 Mile Run or Walk	1			9	685
	Tue 4/30	2-3.1mi Run or Walk	3			8	684
	Mon 4/29	All Workouts 2 Hours+	2			5	681
17	Sun 4/28	5.1-7 Miles	6.2	5.1 mi	35.7 mi	45	676
	Sat 4/27	7.1-10mi Run	9.25			39	670
	Fri 4/26	All Workouts 2 Hours+	2			29	660
	Thu 4/25	5.1-7 Miles	6.25			24	655
	Wed 4/24	All Workouts 1 Hour				18	649
	Tue 4/23	7.1-10 Miles	8			15	646
	Mon 4/22	All Workouts 2 Hours+	4			5	636
16	Sun 4/21	3.2-5 mi Run or Walk	4	7.1 mi	50.0 mi	59	631
	Sat 4/20	14.1-16 Miles	15			54	626
	Fri 4/19	All Workouts 1 Hour+				38	610
	Thu 4/18	10.1-12mi Run	10.5			36	608
	Wed 4/17	All Workouts 2 Hours+	2			24	596
	Tue 4/16	2-3.1mi Run or Walk	3			19	591
	Mon 4/15	14.1-16 Miles	15.50			16	588
15	Sun 4/14	2-3.1 mi Run or Walk	3	3.5 mi	24.5 mi	33	572
	Sat 4/13	3.2-5 mi Run or Walk	4.5			30	569
	Fri 4/12	All Workouts 2 Hours+	3			25	564
	Thu 4/11	Yoga 1 Hour+	4			20	559
	Wed 4/10	All Workouts 2 Hours+	4			15	554
	Tue 4/9	3.2-5mi Run or Walk	3			10	549
	Mon 4/8	All Workouts 2 Hours+	3			5	544
14	Sun 4/7	14.1-16 Miles	15	5.3 mi	36.8 mi	49	539
	Sat 4/6	3.2-5mi Run or Walk	4			33	523
	Fri 4/5	All Workouts 1 Hour	1			28	518
	Thu 4/4	7.1-10 Miles	8.25			25	515
	Wed 4/3	All Workouts 2 Hours+	1			15	505
	Tue 4/2	3.2-5mi Run or Walk	3.5			10	500
	Mon 4/1	All Workouts 2 Hours+	4			5	495
13	Sun 3/31	3.2-5 mi Run or Walk	3.5	5.5 mi	38.8 mi	49	490
	Sat 3/30	18.1-20 Miles	19.25			44	485
	Fri 3/29	All Workouts 2 Hours+	2			24	465
	Thu 3/28	Yoga 1 Hour+	4			19	460
	Wed 3/27	All Workouts 2 Hours+	3			14	455
	Tue 3/26	5.1-7mi Run	6			9	450
	Mon 3/25	All Workouts 1 Hour	1			3	444
12	Sun 3/24	12.1-14 Miles	14	4.8 mi	33.3 mi	38	441
	Sat 3/23	3.2-5mi Run or Walk	5			24	427
	Fri 3/22	All Workouts 2 Hours+	2			19	422
	Thu 3/21	Yoga 1 Hour+	5.25			14	417
	Wed 3/20	All Workouts 2 Hours+	3			9	412
	Tue 3/19	1 Mile Run or Walk	1			4	407
	Mon 3/18	2-3.1 mi Run or Walk	3			3	406
11	Sun 3/17	25.1-26.2 Miles	26.2	5.2 mi	36.7 mi	48	403
	Sat 3/16	2-3.1 mi Run or Walk	3			22	377
	Fri 3/15	1 Mile Run or Walk	1			19	374
	Thu 3/14	Yoga 1 Hour+				18	373
	Wed 3/13	All Workouts 2 Hours+	1			13	368
	Tue 3/12	3.2-5mi Run or Walk	4			8	363
	Mon 3/11	All Workouts 1 Hour	1.5			3	358
10	Sun 3/10	2-3.1 mi Run or Walk	3	3.9 mi	27.3 mi	41	355
	Sat 3/9	7.1-10mi Run	9			38	352
	Fri 3/8	Yoga 1 Hour+				28	342
	Thu 3/7	All Workouts 2 Hours+	3			23	337
	Wed 3/6	2-3.1 mi Run or Walk	3			18	332
	Tue 3/5	7.1-10 Miles	7.25			15	329
	Mon 3/4	All Workouts 2 Hours+	2			5	319
9	Sun 3/3	2-3.1 mi Run or Walk	3	6.8 mi	47.5 mi	45	314
	Sat 3/2	20.1-25 Miles	20.50			42	311
	Fri 3/1	All Workouts 1 Hour	1			17	286
	Thu 2/28	12.1-14mi Run	13			14	283
	Wed 2/27	All Workouts 2 Hours+	2			14	283
	Tue 2/26	5.1-7 Miles	6			9	278
	Mon 2/25	All Workouts 1 Hour	2			3	272
8	Sun 2/24	12.1-14 Miles	13.1	5.3 mi	37.1 mi	42	269
	Sat 2/23	3.2-5 mi Run or Walk	3.25			28	255
	Fri 2/22	All Workouts 1 Hour	2			23	250
	Thu 2/21	5.1-7mi Run	6.25			20	247
	Wed 2/20	All Workouts 1 Hour	3			14	241
	Tue 2/19	5.1-7mi Run	6.25			11	238
	Mon 2/18	All Workouts 2 Hours+	3.25			5	232
7	Sun 2/17	12.1-14 Miles	13	6.0 mi	41.8 mi	49	227
	Sat 2/16	5.1-7 Miles	6.25			35	213
	Fri 2/15	All Workouts 1 Hour	1			29	207
	Thu 2/14	10.1-12 Miles	10.5			26	204
	Wed 2/13	All Workouts 2 Hours+	3.5			14	192
	Tue 2/12	5.1-7mi Run	5.5			9	187
	Mon 2/11	All Workouts 1 Hour	2			3	181
6	Sun 2/10	10.1-12 Miles	10.5	4.5 mi	31.8 mi	41	178
	Sat 2/9	1 Mile Run or Walk	1			29	166
	Fri 2/8	3.2-5 mi Run or Walk	4			28	165
	Thu 2/7	7.1-10 Miles	8			23	160
	Wed 2/6	All Workouts 2 Hours+	3			13	150
	Tue 2/5	3.2-5mi Run or Walk	4.25			8	145
	Mon 2/4	All Workouts 1 Hour	1			3	140
5	Sun 2/3	5.1-7mi Run	6.5	5.7 mi	39.8 mi	32	137
	Sat 2/2	12.1-14mi Run	13.25			26	131
	Fri 2/1	All Workouts 1 Hour	1			26	131
	Thu 1/31	Yoga 1 Hour+	1			23	128
	Wed 1/30	5.1-7mi Run	6			18	123
	Tue 1/29	5.1-7mi Run	5			12	117
	Mon 1/28	5.1-7mi Run	7			6	111
4	Sun 1/27	7.1-10mi Run	10	3.8 mi	26.3 mi	25	105
	Thu 1/24	1 Mile Run or Walk	6.25			15	95
	Wed 1/23	All Workouts 2 Hours+	2			14	94
	Tue 1/22	5.1-7mi Run	6			9	89
	Mon 1/21	All Workouts 1 Hour	2			3	83
3	Sun 1/20	1 Mile Run or Walk	20.125	6.1 mi	42.6 mi	28	80
	Sat 1/19	2-3.1mi Run or Walk	3			27	79
	Fri 1/18	All Workouts 2 Hours+	2			24	76
	Thu 1/17	7.1-10mi Run	8.25			19	71
	Wed 1/16	All Workouts 1 Hour				9	61
	Tue 1/15	1 Mile Run or Walk	7.25			6	58
	Mon 1/14	All Workouts 2 Hours+	2			5	57
2	Sun 1/13	1 Mile Run or Walk	16	6.6 mi	46.5 mi	22	52
	Sat 1/12	1 Mile Run or Walk	6			21	51
	Fri 1/11	All Workouts 2 Hours+	2			20	50
	Thu 1/10	1 Mile Run or Walk	13			15	45
	Wed 1/9	All Workouts 2 Hours+	3			14	44
	Tue 1/8	5.1-7mi Run	5.50			9	39
	Mon 1/7	All Workouts 1 Hour	1			3	33
1	Sun 1/6	Tread Mill 30m-1hr	2	4.2 mi	29.5 mi	30	30
	Sat 1/5	Half Marathon	13			27	27
	Fri 1/4	All Workouts 1 Hour	2			14	14
	Thu 1/3	10K Run	6.5			11	11
	Wed 1/2	All Workouts 2 Hours+	3			5	5