I am a runner of just over 4 years. I am also a mother to 3 boys and 2 dogs. I have a great friend that convinced me I could start running. I finally gave in when living in California. Who wouldn't run in the beautiful weather out there. I started running 1 mile a day. I got frustrated quickly. I wanted to go farther but my body said no. So I started over with a walk to 5k program. I then signed up for a race. I ended up coming first in my age group. I should tell you that it was a very small race but I'm still proud of myself. I then decided I could do a 10k so again did a couch to 10k program. While training for a race I hurt my achilles. I was off running for 10 weeks 6 of which were in a boot. My oldest ran the kids race while I held back tears standing on the sideline in the boot. I slowly got back to running and managed to train and run a 10k.
Since then we have moved to Illinois where the weather isn't as forgiving. I did run through the winter while pregnant with our third son. Maybe the extra weight kept me warm. I of course took a few weeks off after having him.
I am now back at it again. I had IT issues over the past winter and sickness. I am finally healthy and back to training for my first half marathon.
Training while having 3 kids and a husband that travels is a challenge for sure. I am lucky to belong to a gym that has child care. I try to use the gym for cross training. I love running outside and try to stay away from the treadmill.
My oldest has picked up the running bug. Last year he ran a kids marathon and did all the training runs. He's only 6 so I make sure he's having fun with it.
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