gO! Runner of the Day- Julie Fogarty

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Hi, I'm Julie Fogarty and I'm a runner. I can say that! Ha! Along with my other half, Michael,we've been running since we joined the No Boundaries group in March 09. Unfortunately I didn'tget to run in the NoBo race with the group, so my first race was on July 4th in Run the Crime out ofRoseville.I run in the 44-49 age group. So far I have run in several 5k races, a couple of 10k races and one1/2 marathon (see picture above: cowtown). I can't believe I ran in a 1/2 marathon. My PR was 2:28.Pretty good for a first time. I have signed up for the 1/2 marathon in the Run the River race on Nov 14th.I also will be running in the CIM as a member of the relay team: gO Team 2.I want to be a triathlete when I grow up. Next year I will be participating in at least one triathlon,maybe Eppie's Great Race. Though I don't know anything about Kayaking... Yet! I know that thereare other triathlons out at Rancho Seco that I'll have to check out.We have 2 kids, Kenzie (7) and Kyle (5). Kenzie runs occasionally, but Kyle doesn't have thestamina yet. He really wants to though. We live in Roseville, right on the Granite Bay/Rosevilleborder. I'm mostly a stay at home mom, and work behind the scenes at Princeton.Our other hobby is snowboarding. I think some of you even saw some of the pictures.We board in the winter and run the rest of the year. It's awesome!As you can see from my pictures there is quite a big difference from the before and after.I had gastric bypass surgery in April 2008. I lost 115 lbs. and I run to maintain, my health and my fitness.I never thought I would be a runner though. Run on....