Post From a Non-Runner

About 3 months ago I signed up to run the Denver 1/2 marathon with my aunt and cousin. This may seem normal to the average reader of my blog, but what you don't know is that I am not a runner. I have never been a runner.

While some of my siblings played team sports such as soccer (that requires running), I sat on the side lines and did what I do best---stuff my face.

Sure, I played tennis in junior high and a little part of my high school days....but that did not require constant running. You run to the ball hit it and then usually don't have to run again for awhile.

You may be asking yourself- Why in the hell did you sign up for a 1/2 marathon then???

Mostly, it was to get in shape which usually as a side effect makes you loose weight (down 15 pounds so far) but also I work best when I have a goal. Now that I have paid my seventy some dollars and have both my aunt and cousin expecting me to show up in Denver in October able to run- my feet are to the fire. No backing out of this one. So, I have been running...sort of. First it was mostly me walking, running 10 feet, trying not to pass out and then walking some more. However, now I am to the point where I can actually run....and pretty far. This morning I woke up and went for a run....I went further than I have ever gone before...I ran over a mile....just running! Tomorrow I hope to go even further.