My Life as a Runner

Back in January, my life got turned upside down when my husband was deployed for the first time.  I was sad, distraught, and I really did not know how I was going to deal with not having him around.  I knew a few things, I really really wanted to lose weight while he is gone.  I have this image in my head of just transforming myself into a the girl he started dating quite a few years ago.  However, after having two kids in less than two years, this has turned out to be not as easy as I would have liked.  I used to be able to just go on weight watchers (which I do highly recommend) and the weight would fall off, but this time I am just stuck.  I think it must be my aging metabolism, but it is very frustrating.  Then one night, a friend of mine called me and told me she was going to sign up for a half marathon.  My first instinct was to tell her that she is totally crazy.  Then I thought, this might be the perfect way to jump start my weight loss.  So I begrudgingly agreed to run with her.  We began to train and I still remember the first time we ran three miles outside, and I literally thought I was going to die.  But I kept at it and in May I finished my first half marathon!  It was weird though because once it was over, this crazy depression came over me.  It hit me that I no longer have something to train for, so while I was still icing the pains from the first half, I got online and signed up for another one.  I am so looking forward to running the Rock n' Roll half marathon, but the best part of this one is that it is on September 4th, which happens to be husbands birthday and this time he will be at the finish line waiting for me!!