On the Run

Some of you who know me know that over the past year and a half I have taken up running with a new tenacity. (Only by my standards, mind you. I have not done any marathons, half marathons, or anything of the sort.) It's just been a steady commitment to running 3 miles at least 3-4 times per week. Brett has been wonderful about putting Corinne to bed on these evenings, or watching her on weekends in order to make time for my runs. I have really enjoyed it, and can say that I am in the best shape I've been in since playing soccer in high school (thanks, also, to Jillian Michaels). I feel great and it's gotten to the point where I need to do it on any given day, or I just don't feel productive. Several years back I was into running like this, and ended up doing five 5k races in the span of that many months. Recently I was remembering this after my friend and I completed a 5k together, and we decided that we would try and do as many 5ks this year as our time, families, and budget would allow for! So on Friday night I spontaneously decided to do a 5k in our neighborhood, in conjunction with the annual Kilgour Carnival kickoff. It was a lot of fun, and even better because I set a new personal record on an extremely tough (read: hilly) course. My hope is to continue to see my times decrease with each race. And my reason for posting about it is that now I will have to be accountable. You see, I've never been a "runner". That is not me. I don't have long lean runner legs, nor is it in my genes. This is something that I've done solely to get in shape and to feel better about myself. I hope to one day do a half marathon, but for now I am content doing the 5k circuit.