Adventure in trying to become a runner.....

      In 2010 my ex and I split ( amicably) and I moved out. All the sudden I had this desire to challenge myself into doing something that I never thought I could ever do.......RUNNING!! I jumped right into and signed up for a half marathon months down the road knowing that I would only keep up with the challenge that I had created if I had spent the money on the race. So the training began. I used Hal Higdon's half marathon training schedule and I stuck with it. October of 2010 I ran my first half ( I injured my knee at mile 6 and had to walk the remainder of the race) and I finished it. With the injury I was soooo frustrated that I could not "run" across the finish line so I was determined to run the half again the next year. It took months of me not running to let my knee heal completely before I could run again so I joined the gym that they had just opened in town so that I could work on strengthening my knee...... I was determined to complete my goal of running across the finish line at my next half. I never thought that I would enjoy being active. I always HATED the gym.....the idea of running.....etc. Now I was starting to really enjoy it. I wasn't really going at it hard core, just keeping my body active. I decided to attempt to run and signed up for my first 10k in July 2011. I was so excited when I crossed the finish line and had NO problems with my knee! I completed a few more little races and then in Oct 2011 I completed my goal and RAN across the finish line of my 2nd Half marathon.

Now I am not a fast runner at all!!! And even though I have completed those few races I still have a hard time considering me a runner at all!! But now that is one of my next goals...... to shorten my time and not feel like I am going to die when I do.... : )

Few pictures from some of my other races......