Don’t Call It A Comeback!!!
10 years ago today - I ran my first Marathon. I trained for 8 months, and had never run before at all. A love of Disney and medals (and doing something that seemed impossible for me) kept me going and going. In the last 10 years I’ve run 9 marathons and over 30 half marathons (plus 10ks and 5ks). I made new friends through running - started a blog (which was weird, but people read it and Chobani sent me free yogurt, so that was cool), I was inspired by others - and I think I got one or two people that to do a race because I was able to. The last three years - a combo of going back to work full time, two kids, some injuries, and just a LOT of life has brought my running almost back to zero. That’s hard to admit, and it’s harder that it’s true. But I’m so happy that this was a huge part of my life, and I hope to find my stride again. Maybe not marathons - but just consistency. To celebrate 10 years since this race, I started again. Very slowly and not far. But consistently. So...