About Me

Welcome to my story.  A story about how one day, one woman decided to do something different.  Something she thought she hated, and something she thought she'd never do.
RUN.

The Beginning:  What Moves Me
(written March 1, 2014)

I wanted to share this as I begin "becoming a runner". One month down and countless months to move forward in. This video in some weird way talks to me, INSPIRES me to commit to something that will benefit my life for years.  Every time I watch it, I get chills.  I never thought I could be a runner or that I'd ever even entertain the idea to become one.  I may only be actually "running" for 1:30, six intervals at a time, currently, but am so excited for that one day when I'll run longer than I ever thought possible. I love the support and the look on my husband's face when I come back from a workout. I love that my kids are already excited when I put on my running shoes. Their little faces light up and say "have a good a run, Mom" as I leave them at my gym's sitter service and head for the track. They have no idea how much those words push me and how much I need them when even just one minute & thirty seconds of running is hard. I look forward to the day when I can turn to them and say "Thank You", and have them truly understand the meaning behind my appreciation. Today I'm a "non-elite" but the push for me to become so much more is indescribable. So yeah, that's what moves me!

" If you can't fly, then run, if you can't run, then walk, if you can't walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward" - Martin Luther King Jr.