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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