For the majority of my life, walking has been my primary form of exercise. As a child, my mom took us on walks on our road. In college, I would walk the Bear Trail for stress relief, exercise and scoping hot guys. The Bear Trail is a path around Baylor University that students can walk/run. I would walk the trail until my legs fell off. Once my best friend literally flagged a classmate to pick her up and drive her home so she didn't have to finish the trail. Several of my friends ran and tried to convert me from walking to running, but it didn't work. It wasn't until a couple years after college that I decided to seriously try running.
Hal Higdon has several free training plans online and I printed one for a 5K. I set my sights on the Dallas Turkey Trot 5K. Race day came and it felt good! I loved the experience and completed several more 5Ks in the months following. My 5K races were fun and doable. I couldn't quite comprehend running any further than that. Lots of people talked about 10Ks and half marathons, but running further than my daily drive to the office just seemed insane! Insane until I decided to register for a half marathon. Granted, there was some peer pressure involved, but still I committed to running one. I was super excited and felt that I accomplished quite a feat.
After my first half, my running took a bit of a hiatus. It wasn't until my looming 30th birthday that I realized I needed to tie on the running shoes again. The Dallas Half Marathon is a month before my birthday and I went full force with training. I found a great running group and the running bug has bitten again.
I don't think I'm one of those people who can constantly train and I certainly don't aspire to run a full marathon or complete a triathlon/iron man - but I do like to set goals for myself and enjoy the journey. The goal of this blog is to document my running journeys and to enjoy my vino along the way.
