I used to hate running. When I was growing up I played softball and soccer, but only pursued softball in college because less running was involved. Running was always a punishment to me and I only did it when I had to. Last year, I was about to turn 30 and I had felt like I had completely lost [...]
I started my journey toward getting my back repaired in the Spring of 2008. I had fallen in 1999 and broke some small bones that hold the vertebrae together. This over the years had caused my L4 and L5 to shift out of place. I was having chronic severe pain and was barely able to walk a [...]
“If you have a body, you’re an athlete” ~Bill Bowerman Despite the quote above, I don’t think I started out an athlete. I’m anything but especially in school. Bespectacled and utterly skinny, I looked like an awkward nerd. I only hit my growth spurt when I was 15. I guess I’m a late bloomer. My [...]
WhyMarathon? I marathon because it makes me whole. I am not able to put it in words better than that. In my life, I constantly feel like I am slightly lost and I constantly find my way through the sport of running. Running makes me feel alive. I started running at age 17 (I’m 31 [...]
I ran 11 marathons in 2011: * RnR New Orleans * Tobacco Road * RnR Nashville* Berryman Trail Marathon * Maryville Marathon * St George Marathon * Kansas City Marathon * RnR St Louis * Atlanta Marathon * Rocket City Marathon * Run for the Ranch Marathon * In the month of October I ran [...]
I hated running. Give me a ball and I would be the first one to chase it but simply going out and putting one leg in front of another in an excelerated pace, no thanks, I’d rather stay far away. During my soccer ‘career,’ we would occasionally go for a 5k run. I was proud to be a [...]
“I am not somebody who just likes to run. I am a runner. This is the difference between a pastime and a passion. I like to play golf, but I am not a golfer. I like to cook, but I am not a chef. I don’t just like to run. I am a runner. It [...]
I run for so many reasons. I run to stay sane. I run so I don’t have to diet. I run to stay healthy. I run to raise money to find cures for blood cancers. I run to be a role model for my young son. I run because I’m able to run. I run to have an [...]
