Not really the first day of my journey...

A little background history...

Actually, the first day of my journey began in February of 2012.  My daughter had texted my husband asking if he wanted to run a half marathon with her in November of that year in her home town of San Diego, the Silver Strand.  Well, my little out of shape ears perked up and I said, wait, I can do that.  Now, my husband works out all the time and is in wonderful shape, so naturally he would have been the one she would ask.  Imagine her surprise when her overweight, out of shape mother was the one who said YES!  So the journey begins...and a love affair with 5Ks , 10Ks, and, yes, a half marathon.

Also in February I ran my first 5K.  Wow, was that hard!  But I was hooked.  I went on to do more 5Ks, a 10K, and then in November I ran the Silver Strand with my daughter...well, about an hour behind her.  I am now completely hooked on all things running.  I'm still overweight and I still don't run very fast, but I've come a long way.  I also ran the Carlsbad half in January.  Oh the pain....and still the addiction continues.

But just recently I've decided, at my...ahem....young age of 48, that my goal is to run a full marathon.  Yes, a FULL marathon.  I plan to do it on or before my 50th birthday.  On my birthday would be great.  So this blog will document my journey hopefully to that accomplishment.  Let the running begin!  :)