30 Day Running Challenge: Day 4

Tell us about your first race or when you plan to start!

My first race was a Susan G. Komen 5k in downtown Lansing, and I personally believe there is no better place to start racing than an event like this.  I have been doing this race for 8 years now, and it is such an amazing experience. 

An event like Susan G. Komen is so welcoming to a new or inexperienced runner.  The whole point is to be there, supporting a cause, rejoicing with survivors, celebrating the lives of those who have been lost, and to champion the hope for a cure, and the run is just an added bonus.  But it is just a very friendly, supportive place to run I feel.

I didn’t realize this until I went out to my first non-charity run, which was a 10k.  I felt so out of my element and so intimidated.  The runners were there to RUN, get PR’s, crush previous times, and beat out as many people as they could.  I ended up running a great race that day, but it was just a different feel than I had been used to.  ( I must note that I do feel much more comfortable at all races now that I have a few under my belt).

But, there will still be nothing like that feeling of your first race, and it was just extra sweet for me that I was running for a cause 🙂

Awesome dipped in awesome, covered in bitch sprinkles. Yep, that's me.

30 Day Running Challenge: Day 3

What ultimate running goal would you like to accomplish?

This is one thing that I love about running, the fact that my goals are forever changing.  I never thought completing a marathon would be one of my goals, or to do a triathlon, but alas they were/are.

So, at this point, my next goal would be to shave some serious time off of my marathon and half marathon time (under 5 hours and under 2 hours, respectfully).

My ultimate might be to one day complete an ultra-marathon… that would be AWESOME.

30 Day Running Challenge: Day 2

Why did you continue to run?

At some point, I feel like you can’t really stop.  Each run became a chance to be better than I had been on my last run.  A bad day could easily be washed away with a good run (unfortunately, a bad day could be worsened by a bad run, but let’s focus on the positive).

I guess I continue running because I worked so hard to become a runner, and nothing can beat that feeling of accomplishment after a great run 🙂

Perfectly said!