I wasn't always a runner. There was a time (not so long ago) when I completely loathed running. For a long time I couldn't even run a mile. At my father's insistence I trained to run a 5K - I hated every second of it. It wasn't until five years ago, when a group of my friends signed up to run the Army Ten Miler, that I considered running a "long" distance. The way I saw it, if my friends could suffer through 10 miles, I could too. Clearly I wasn't thinking very logically.
After the disastrous Army Ten Miler of 2007, where I likely walked more than I ran, I vowed to come back the following year in better shape. And I did. After that, I kept on running and haven't looked back.
Now I'm training for an ultra-marathon and Tough Mudder. Five years ago, I didn't know these events existed. I'm amazed by how far I've come.
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