But first, I want to go over all that happened this past year. Just before Christmas of 2009 my mom and her girlfriends decided we would run a half marathon by the end of 2010, so at this point last year, I was on my way to training for a 5K that would take place in Scottsdale AZ in March. I finished that, and in April I ran my second 5K in Philadelphia MS. In May I ran my first 10K in Pensacola FL with Traver! And by November I ran a 1/2 Marathon in Monterey CA with the girls! I cant believe we actually did it! It was a great year!
Sadly I havent run once since the 1/2 Marathon, due to a running injury called Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in my knee, which was caused by the fact that I ran 13.1 miles with my hips out of alignment. I am currently in physical therapy to set my hips straight and stengthen my quad muscles so that my knees will no longer cause me pain and I can be back up and running soon!
So as for my goals, if possible, there is a 1/2 Marathon Relay in Hanford CA in February I would love to run if I can get up to the ability to run 3-4 miles by then. I also intend to run the 10K that the girls ran in May in Reno NV, as one of my best girlfriends will be running the Marathon, and seeing as I wont be ready for that, I can at least be ready for the 10K. I also want to run another 1/2 Marathon this year, probably in the fall again. However, I have already vowed to myself that I will not run another 1/2 until I have a running routine already in place. It was too hard to train when I was trying to train myself to run on a weekly schedule and train for a 1/2. So I want to get running on a regular basis first and then start training. But I do intend to keep running and run more races, so look forward to more posts about how its coming along!
ON YOUR MARK
GET SET
GO!!!!!
