My mother recently told me that I should document all my races and what better one to start with than my first (and not my last) ultra.
Just a little background on me. I wanted to run when I was a child. I tried out for the track team when I was in 7th or 8th grade. We had to run the "Madison Mile" our school was called Madison Junior High and they had mapped out a mile around the school and surrounding neighborhood. Well, I was the first one in, and since I had never been in athletics to this point and the coaches did not know me, they assumed I cheated. I did not cheat, I came in at a seven minunte and a few seconds pace. Now days most kids run that fast. So, one teacher squashed my hopes of running. I never ran again until I joined the Army. Army running is not pleasant. Running in formation gives you shin splints and adds to frustration.
It was in 1990 when my dental unit in the Army took on the task of working a water station at the Big Sur Marathon. I then said that one day I would run a marathon.
Life happened...three kids and a wonderful husband. It was not until 2006 that I ever ran again. I did my first 5k, which was technically a 4k (The Dr Pepper 10-2-4k in Dublin, Texas). 2009 I joined a running club (USA Fit Cypress) and began to train for my first marathon. I ran Philadelphia that November and have run several fulls but really settled in with the half. I am #751 in the Half Fanatics and plan to run all 50 states.
So, let's just start from here and I will post about every race I run.
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