So a little background about myself as a runner: Running became an interest for me in the 7th grade when I came home from school and announced to my parents that I was going to join the cross country team. What was my reasoning behind this? I have no idea. Guess I just wanted to run. Ran my way through my middle school years on the cross and track team. High school rolled around and the running continued. This running took place at Mukwonago High School in lovely Mukwonago. Memories were made, lessons were learned. Cross Country was my forte and I qualified all four years to compete in the state meet in Wisconsin Rapids. Track was a bit harder- heat and I do not mix and what happens during sectionals for track? It gets ungodly hot! One good thing about track in high school was my 4 x 1600 team broke the school record and it has yet to be broken, but that could be because the event is no longer run........ High school ended and college began. Attempted to run in college but my heart just wasn't into competing anymore and my running days came to an abrupt halt after my sophomore year. I still yearned to be in the running loop and was afforded the opportunity to be an assistant coach back at Mukwonago. Hooray! Coaching track soon followed and my love of running began to be piqued again. I attempted to run but found my old form and speed had gone, but in its place my body actually looked like woman's. Good trade off, I guess? To really get back into the groove of running I needed something to motivate me. Step in: Team In Training. On a whim I decided to join team in training and run a marathon. Why not? It was one of the best experiences of my life being able to run in Alaska. Marathoning was just soooo much fun I ran another last year- the Lakefront Marathon. Over the years I have run everything from a 4K to 26.2 miles and everything in-between.
So what? I've run a lot. Lots of people have run a lot. But I have run on the varsity level, experienced just about every injury imaginable to a run, experienced the "13 mile curse", and have coached all levels. So I think I may a bit to say and hopefully it interesting and helpful. Till next time, enjoy!
