How I Got Started

I’ve been a runner for 42 years.  I started running when I was eight years old.  It was suggested by my 2nd-grade soccer coach because I kept tripping over my own legs in practice and games.  The coach thought that running would help me on the soccer field.  I didn’t want to run track. I wanted to play baseball just like all my other friends did.  However, I wanted to make both my father and my coach happy because I loved soccer and figured that was the only way that they would continue to let me play.  After all, can’t be a good soccer player if you’re constantly tripping over yourself. 

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I fell in love with running.  I ran my first 5K at 8 and my first marathon at 10.  I ran high school and college cross country and track.  

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More importantly, I found how running made me feel.  It transformed me.  It became my passion.

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And in case you're wondering, the only time I'm not tripping over my own two feet is when I'm running, so running did little to improve my soccer skills!