Street Cred

I felt like putting this quick post up because I talk about running like I know what I am talking about (kinda) and in the same sentence I say that I have only been training for a few weeks. I do know what running is like because I ran for 4 solid years in high school and literally fell in love with the sport. I had some struggles: injuries, mono, and not joining the cross country team until my junior year because before I was in love with running, I was in love with golf. I ran track (800, 4x800, 1 mile, 2 mile) freshmen, sophomore, and junior year but quit my senior year because I was burnt out from being a year round athlete (I swam in the winter all 4 years) and honestly because the freshmen girls were faster than me.

I know what its like to feel the need to run. I know what its like to have a long distance day each and every week. I know what its like to get up at 5:30am to go to cross country practice and run 6 miles before its light outside and then practice again in the afternoon - same day. I know what its like to pschye myself up for a race and really push through the pain in the homestretch to beat just one more person. I have never trained for a race as long as 13.1 miles, let alone 26.2 or more, but I do know what running is.

All that being said, I am not an outstanding runner. I would like to be and I am pretty dedicated to become one at this point. I just want to put some credibility behind my statements such as: "Running is therapeutic" or "Running allows you to step out of the world and into your mind." I fell in love with this sport when I was 15 and ran a mile under 6 minutes for the first time and I am excited (about 10 years later) to fall in love with it again and train for my first half marathon.

Any 30 Rockers in the house?

"I need to protect my reputation. You take away my street cred, and I am Wayne Brady" -Tracy Jordan