Running

At the start of the year, I started up my running schedule again to get my hiney in shape for another half marathon.  Two years ago, my New Year's resolution was just run a half marathon.  I trained, ran one, and completely fell in love with it.  This April, I will be running my 5th half marathon and have done lots of smaller races such as 5k, 15k, and warrior dashes.  As I get older, I have  missed my competitive athletic days and this is a way to fill that void.  The hardest part of these races is finding the time to train for them.  The morning runs aren't the hard part, it's the longer weekend runs that need longer than an hour that make it harder.  Training in the winter isn't always easy either.  I hate running when I'm cold so I run on a treadmill.  I have a treadmill in my basement and I owe a huge thank you to the HGTV channel for keeping me company while I run.  I leave my basement feeling exhausted from the run and inspired to change my entire house (thanks to Cousins on Call and Property Brothers).  With my recent move, I'm struggling to find running buddies.  I had a nice circle of friends on the west side that enjoyed running and needed to stick to a schedule and knock out the long runs, here on the east side, I've had a harder time finding people willing to go for the longer runs.

I recently had a conversation about shoes and the incredible benefits to finding the right pair.  When I started training for my first half marathon, I was running in Asics.  I used to think they felt great, but as soon as I got over 3 miles, I found my knees hurting, my hips hurting, and my overall posture not feeling like it should.  I was trying everything to help myself feel better (joint juice, other exercises, icing, stretching, etc.), but didn't realize that it wasn't me, it was the shoes!  Thanks to my wonderful mother's connections, I was able to get guidance from a Brooks representative and I was introduced to the Ghost shoe.  This shoe has completely changed my life.  I am now on my fourth pair of Brooks Ghost and fall more and more in love with them with every mile.  These shoes have transformed my running.  My body no longer hurts and my longer runs aren't hindered by a bad shoe.  If anyone is looking for an amazing shoe, I would definitely try them out.  Even if the Ghosts aren't the ones for you, try another style of Brooks.  I'm a firm believer that Brooks make a great shoe made to benefit the wearer and make your movement more smooth and enjoyable!  Hopefully I'll be able to keep up this relationship with running for many years to come!  If you're ever up to join me on the long runs, let me know!  Happy running!

(My current shoe - Brooks Ghost 5)