About me:
Stay-at-home Mother of two daughters. I always wanted to "be a runner" but failed after a couple of attempts. This time, though, it seems to have stuck! |
Why do I run:
Every single run is different than the last one, even if you do exactly the same route. I love that. It never gets "easy" and is always a personal challenge to finish the distance, whatever it may be. I'm amazed that I'm able to go out and run 10 miles at a time now when 5 miles was once unimaginable. I finished my first half-marathon in under two hours and plan to do at least two halfs and one full marathon this calendar year. I can't imagine running not being a part of my life. |
Why I started running:
My younger daughter asked me to run a 5K with her as a special activity that we could do together. I was a little gun-shy about starting to run since I had a heart attack in 2007, but decided to give it a try. We started at 1 mile in April of 2009 and trained together. Her other sports activities and school started to get in the way, but I kept with it and I ran the 5K 10 weeks later. Since then, I haven't stopped! |