A Runner I Am Not...Right?

In the middle of my 9th grade year of High School I transferred from my large, public school to an itty bitty private school.  Seriously the entire school, K-12th, was less than half of my grade size at public school.  It was a bit of a culture shock for me when I got there to say the least.

I had mixed emotions about going.  Part of it was exciting to know I would get a new start, but terrifying because being the new person is...well...terrifying.  It was a very ruff transition.  Most of the girls hated me right away.  I remember being told in my first few weeks of being there that I was only there to "steal their guys".  Gotta love girls!  There was a small handful of people who accepted me though.  And to them I was and am grateful.

But anyways...

I did what I could to put myself out there and in the Spring I signed up for track.  This was a good idea right?  I mean I had never run track before...why not start now?  I had sports induced asthma...but I could just take my inhaler, right?  I'd love to say that with the odds against me I powered through and did really well, but the truth is I sucked.  The only thing I excelled in was jumping.

Since then I married my husband.  Who is a runner. And ran a marathon.

After he finished his race!

I was so proud of him and loved that he set this goal and pushed himself to accomplish it.

About a year later I decided to try this whole running thing again.  I joined Planet Fitness and started slow.  I struggled to run more than a mile.  I try to go about 4 times a week.  Three times during the week for shorter runs and then a longer run Saturday morning.  It's a time commitment, but I feel so much better after a run and have noticed major improvements.  Now, for the first time in my life, I am signed up for my first Half Marathon!  I realize it isn't as big of a deal as a Marathon, but hey! It's a step in the right direction!

So during my training season I want to check in on here once a week with updates on my past weeks training.

Have you ever ran a Marathon or Half Marathon?  Any tips?