A Mile or More in My [Running] Shoes
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#flashbackfriday
My Father. Canberra Marathon 1992.
I think of him every time I go for a run.
When I was 13, I announced to my Dad that I...
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Life Update.
People always say that when you break up that it’s time to focus on you, that it’s time to be the person that you want to be: to get...
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I did yoga last night and I’m proud of myself. I always talk about how I need to cross train but don’t. I have done yoga a handful of times in my...
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Have decided
I am going try and be “glass has water in it” person, as opposed to declaring the glass “half full” or “half empty”.
It is a glass. It...
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GPOYW: Me with my two favorite guys in the world edition
My dad, me, Mr. B
I was a 24 year old self-professed hater of running attempting to do the unthinkable — become a runner. Originally from Michigan and a proud University of Michigan Alumna, I found myself living and working in New York City in August of 2009. Impressed by the extensive fitness fixation and the herds of runners in and on the city’s parks and bridges, I decided to make a slight overhaul of my lifestyle.
I started from the ground up. Admittedly embarrassed by my inability to run for longer than 20 minutes at a time without wanting to keel over and die, I looked forward to turning my body into a fine-tuned machine capable of running 13.1 miles. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, but I was willing to put in the time and the effort to make it a truly remarkable experience.
I completed my first half marathon at the Hamptons Marathon and Half Marathon on October 2, 2010 in East Hampton, NY with an official time of 2:23:12. Read about it here. I have since run 2 more half marathons and a handful of other races.
I was a self-professed hater of running and now I’m absolutely hooked. After pouring months of hard work, and many early mornings into running I have qualified for guaranteed entry to the 2012 NYC Marathon through the NYRR 9+1 Program. With each new race and each new distance I tackle, I’m learning a great deal about running and even more about myself.
If you have any feedback, tips, inspiration, recommendations for equipment, ways to vary my workouts, race recommendations, etc., I welcome your input! Thanks for reading! :)
