My intent was a weekly blog. As it turns out, that is not happening.
I enjoy it, I really do. However I enjoy talking face to face or
using my voice and hearing a response on the other end. I find it much
more rewarding. So if you stick with my randomly timed blogs, I will
continue, just not as often as I had planned.
Believe it or not, talking to
people about nutrition never gets old. What does get old is knowing
people are going to do what they want until they are ready to make a change.
So, today I'm taking a break from nutrition talk to give a shout out to
its counterpart: Exercise. Let me start by telling you I have no
certifications in fitness what-so-ever. I have however been running as
early as I can remember. I guess you can call me a recreational athlete.
I started out running from the boys on the playground, racing neighbors in the
driveway or my sisters around the house and even at times running away from my
Mom when a spanking was coming my direction for
good reason I'm sure. It's just what I did and continue to do.
From a sprinter to a distance runner is the direction I ran, running both cross
country and track in high school. Fitting now that I grew to the long and
lean length of 5'2". After high school I ran through college, just
for stress relief and socially to gain no more than the freshman fifteen.
I continued to run before and after the birth of my two children.
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| My first sprint triathlon 2010, with my favorite cheerleaders |
My running took a turn after the
birth of my second daughter Lucy. I ran my first 10 mile road race. I loved it!
I then ran a 1/2 marathon and loved it. After that, I knew then I was ready to
take on a goal I had pushed aside...the full marathon, 22.6 miles. I did
this with The Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society, Team in Training, October 1, 2006 inspired by two
beautiful ladies and friends who had lost a battle to cancer just months prior,
Anne Boehm and Tracy Hoffman.
To this day when I run I think of
those who cannot. It's a blessing to have a body and a choice of how we
move it and feed it. I am not saying that everyone should take up
running, however if the mood strikes you, get off of your couch and move!
If you look at when my love for running began, it started as a childhood
memory. What did you like to do as a child? Did you swim, bike, run, hike, jump,
climb, lift heavy objects for show? Find that lost movement. Then choose to change and the rest will fall into place.
Be Well!
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