Couch to ATHLETE!

I’m writing a poem so you can see Why you should come out and support me I’ve been training for months to run very far Me legs have hurt from running on pavement and tar If it wasn’t for charity I may have quit But then on the couch I would still sit The running has helped me lose some weight Even with all the awesome food I ate I ran fast in the rain, sleet and snow And now in the heat I’ve become a little slow All the activity has been very neat It only got frustrating when I hurt my feet Three weeks ago while running with a friend My feet said please stop let me mend I took days off so I could heal But today, ready and steady I feel If you’re in Columbus you should know There is a place on Saturday you should go… Head down to Nationwide to see me start Or stand on the sidelines and past you I will dart You could also stand by Nationwide at eleven or so And you will see the finishing show I will cry when I’m finished because I am a sap You would cry too if this was a rap [If you feel...

First I have to say OH MY GOSH, I have neglected my blog!!! Now to the story… I have been running, and running, and running to prepare for this half marathon I will be running in less than two weeks now. I have not been able to find my zone that all of those runners talk about. You know that “runners high”. I can tell you every time I complete a run I feel high but I have recently been told that that is not a true runner’s high. All I could think when I learned that is “ugh, what I am doing wrong!” I went to visit a great friend of mine this weekend, and it just so happens that she plans to run the same half marathon in a couple of weeks. We both had to do a 10 mile run this weekend so we decided to head out on Saturday morning before we would allow ourselves to enjoy any libations. My friend had to work for a couple of hours on Saturday morning and I took this opportunity to catch up on the most recent Runner’s World Magazine where I found a great article on meditative running. As I r...