Why I started running:
I started running at the age of 15 when I signed up for a gym membership. When I ran on the treadmill I found out that I love to run. Before signing up to the gym, I was never physically active. I have never played any sports in my life until I joined my school's track team sophomore year. I started running in the summer of 2009 without a coach. I didn't know how to train, I just ran because I loved it and I wanted to get faster. I ran hard everyday because I just loved to run fast. I signed up for a couple of 5k road races that year, my first race was in mid 25.
Before I became caught up in running, in my freshman year of high school I couldn't even run a mile. It took me 12 minutes to finish 1 mile. Now, during my first season of track I was able to run a 6 minute mile. I aspire to break 5 minutes in the mile now with smart training. |