Last week, Mark H. shared his running journey with us and he had a few more words of wisdom to share with us. Here are his life lessons learned from running. Thanks again, Mark for sharing with us! 1. Never say you can’t do something. 2. Never say you never will do something. 3. You might be surprised at how something (or someone) you were never interested in before suddenly becomes very appealing. 4. Learning to be disciplined in one area can overflow into every area of your life. 5. Keep going at a steady pace. 6. Don’t go to fast or try to get ahead of yourself or you…

I am so thankful for my running community and for everyone who has been willing to share their running journey with us.  Wire to Wire Running Club has developed a wonderful sense of community and support for runners of all abilities and backgrounds. You do not have to be a fast runner who runs races all of the time to join! You can always find someone who wants to run at your pace and some great friendships have blossomed thanks to our running club. Thank you, Mark H for being willing to share your running journey with us. There will be a follow up post next week with Mark’s Life…

Carrie is another of my blogger friends who lives in the St. Louis area. I have been following her blog (Curly Crafty Mom) for a number of years and we both just sent our oldest to college. She has shared some posts about her running so I knew I wanted her to share her running story with us too! 1. How and when did you start running? I started running in 2008 after the birth of my daughter. A few other moms I knew that were looking to lose the baby weight were doing a 500 miles goal in one year and I decided to join them. I started out…

A few of my blogging friends are runners, and I will be sharing some of their stories in the next few months. Bo lives in Canada and during the winter months shares beautiful pictures of snow (we in the South would love to see snow more than once every 6-7 years), shares her fashion as well as her adventures in life which include a lot of outdoors time. Today, she is sharing her running journey. 1. How and when did you start running? That’s a great question that made me think way back.  I initially became interested in running while in University and nannying for a woman that I became…

Amber is one of those runners that you aspire to be. She is quick, she is competitive, but she is also sweet and while having her hands full with work and being a single mom of 4, she shows dedication in everything she does. Amber recently injured her knee but was quickly back on her feet after surgery and rest, and is back stronger than ever! She is again faster than me! 1.When did you start running? And why do you run? I started running in 4th grade. We had this project to build for our school and it was a trail. My teacher at the time was big into…

What Beth forgot to mention is that she gets up and run bright and early several times a week to run with a friend: is 4:30 early? Yes, it is and it takes dedication to get up to run that early. I tried it a couple years ago with my 2 friends and I made it a few times before deciding that I would rather sleep. Beth was also training for a half marathon and steadily increased her mileage. She completed the half couple of weeks ago. How and when did you start running? I started running when my husband John signed us up for a 12 mile Tough Mudder…

I ran my 2nd half marathon on May 18th and wanted to share a few pictures and thoughts. This is the same half I did last year and while it was slightly cooler this year and it was overcast, it still was pretty humid. I really think that if I want to do another half, I will choose one earlier in the year next year. I will say the medals were really cool this year, the middle circle part swings around. These are my two friends with whom I run fairly often. I also walk with Gretchen (in blue) several times a week. Having a friend to run with makes…

I have definitely talked some about my running journey, but since I have share some of my running friends’ journey in a special format the past few months, I decided I would a turn sharing mine in the same manner. Running is definitely part of my weekly routine and an important part of my life as it makes a positive impact on my health, mental and physical. When and How Did You Start Running? It will be 3 years this summer. Before then I walked and hiked regularly, but did not run. That one summer in 2021, I had enrolled my son in a local running camp and the coach…