Well I ran as a kid, running in fun runs while my Dad raced, I also cross country's and track running, I was OK but never outstanding. I did FLM in 1997 but really just got round as I wasn't keen on putting the miles in (better things to do as an 18-19 year old!) and preferred to play football.
Since then I've broken a few bones playing football. The last time made me decide not to play again. I work in an office and started getting fat and unfit, I thought I'd better do something about it but wasn't sure what. One week I noticed that there was a local 10k, I entered it (it was only a few days away) and ran it with no training, I struggled but really enjoyed it and have run ever since.
Next week my life story......... :d