Tuesday, November 4, 2014

The starting line...

There is the overwhelming want for me to share my running accomplishments (or lack there of recently) with my friends, family, and complete strangers on the interwebs. I never considered putting a running blog together until my recent injury sidelined me for my entire racing season. I suppose this is some way for me to reach out and stay focused while I cannot lace up my running shoes and hit the streets. 

For those who don't know me, my name is Don and I hail from Pittsburgh. Last year I got back into running as a means to lose some weight, stay healthy, and have some good stressfree competition in my life. I ran track in school, and have always had a passion for it, but life got in the way (kids, job, etc) and it went by the wayside. Nothing special, but I made a hardline decision to jump back into it after a little motivation from some close friends of mine. Initially, there was no desire to run long distances, but as I got going, and my pace picked up and things got easier, I then decided that running was for me and I was going to see where I can push myself.

2013 was a great first year of distance running with some pretty solid benchmark times in the races I ran. I set myself up for a very aggressive year in 2014, and I fell flat because of 2 injuries: a sprained left ankle caused by someone stepping on my heel during the Pittsburgh Half Marathon in May, and a broken foot that occurred during my final 20 mile long run before the Columbus Marathon in September.

This is my starting line for 2015. I have not been cleared to start any sort of impact cardio, so I am starting from scratch going forward. I am already apprehensive about how my feet will hold up, but I will not let those thoughts deter me from having a great time running in 2015 and beyond. 

I will update on here when I can. I plan on keeping it free form, and as training ramps up for the Pittsburgh Marathon, my posts will most likely become more and more frequent. I hope to gain knowledge from you, and provide a little insight into my training and racing style and analysis. 

Once again, I thank you for taking the few moments to read what I write, and  hope that you all will continue to follow me as the days pass on. 

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