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Birmingham, AL, United States
On June 2, 2012 I had Gastric Sleeve surgery in Juarez, Mexico. This blog follows my journey, thoughts and challenges regarding a lifetime of being "just a pretty face" and the road to a healthier me!

March 8, 2014

But I'm not a runner....I'm not!

So I keep telling myself.....and the rest of the world for that much that I am really not a runner.  It is just something I do when I can't get to the gym.  What I am is very competitive with myself.  So that kinda made me a runner. Just one more mile. one more minute faster, one more race. So I run.  No....I am a runner.  The past 3 weeks I have run 2....TWO...half-marathons and one 5k fun run where I ran my personal best (fastest) time.  So, I guess I am a runner.  Sigh!!

I will say that after finishing my second half-marathon today, that I am for a fact NOT a long distance runner. The best part of running that long of a distance is the start and the finish.  Everything in between really does suck.  I don't care who you are, when you hit the pavement that long there will be pain, discomfort and blisters.  Today I had all 3.  And it was 70 degrees.  But I ran 13.1 miles in 3 hours with over 1000 other runners. However, that is my last long distance run like that.  Do NOT love it like some do.  I do love 6 miles and under.  That is all.

Here are my pics from my latest runs that I ran because I am NOT a runner.

2014 Mercedes Half Marathon  










2014 Glow Run 5k-Tuscaloosa
Before and After


Tuscaloosa Half-Marathon 2014