How I did it: In February 2009, I signed up to run the Seattle Rock n' Roll Marathon.  I knew I couldn't (more like wouldn't) train on my own, so I joined up with Joints in Motion, organized by the Arthritis Foundation.  We were given a training program with 5 days of running, 1 of them a long run with the group.  I was up early 20 Saturday's in a row and ran my 1st marathon on June 27th in 4 hours 31 minutes!

*Unfortunately, I have not kept on running.  Running ~5 days/week for 5 months burnt me out.  A great way to keep in shape and I was lucky my body/legs stayed healthy, but without the group and big race, I haven't been running (other than 1x/week soccer).  Even though the majority of my training was on my own, the weekly group runs, great people I trained with, and organization/people we helped raise money for was what kept me going.  We'll see what gets me back out there for good.

Oct 04, 11:25PM PDT | 0 comments | 4 cheers