The Running Page

If you know me, you know I run a little.  And if you really know me, you know it's very little.  I like to run.  Well, actually I like how I feel after I run, not really how I feel during, so I do it for post-run only.
Five years ago I mocked runners.  Who in their right minds would want to run?  And, who in their right minds would pay to run, as in a race, where it can cost upwards of $75?  That's a lot of dough I could spend on a cute outfit or my hair.  Or anything besides running.  I could run for free if I really wanted to.  But I didn't want to. So I laughed at them.
Then three years ago some dear friends of mine, whom I no longer lived near, decided they were going to do the Oklahoma City Half Marathon and asked if I wanted to join them.  Well heck no, I didn't want to run!  But I did want to see my friends.  I decided to join them at the race in OKC, but only because I so needed to see them.
I trained about four months for that half marathon.  And you know what?  I learned a lot about myself through that training, none of which had much to do with running.  I learned that I have many excuses.  I learned that I can go farther than I thought.  I learned to persevere.  Because of my friends, I went from running two minutes feeling out of breath to running seven miles straight and actually finishing a half marathon. And because of them, I learned I'm tougher than I thought.

Me, for real, finishing the half.

Me and The Motivators

In 2012, we're doing it again; I will meet them in OKC and we'll run our hearts out. Me literally.  I will begin my training with three mile runs, move farther along to a ten mile run, climaxing with the half (hee-hee, I said climaxing).  In honor of this phase of my life, I am creating a new tab on this blog: How to Run.  This page will be filled with posts coming from my own take on running.  As I said, some people like to run and I am not one of them (personally, I don't think anybody actually enjoys it, but I won't go on about that), so my posts will be for real people.  Real people who don't want to do it but, for some reason or another, must.
I feel I should tell you that my tips are by no means endorsed by the medical community.  This legal tidbit also sticks out- consult your doctor before beginning any exercise regime.
I hope you enjoy it; maybe it'll be your ticket to more confidence too.





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