On the road again!

So my CRAZY brother-in-law talked us into running the Wasatch Back Relay. This is an insane relay race from Logan to Park City. Since neither of us have really run before this is a huge challenge for us. So we started running. I dusted off my skechers sport shoes and off we went!


We figured out a mile loop around our neighborhood and started doing laps. Okay, at first I was struggling to make it around one time. Pretty pathetic, I know!!! But I did it. Then I moved up to two laps. I was feeling pretty good! Because we have been pushing the kids around with us, Aaron decided that it would be good to invest in a treadmill. That way during the icy cold of winter we won't have any excuses to be slackers!



When it came I got new treadmill excitement and had to try it out. My first run I actually upped my run to three miles. I was feeling pretty proud of myself! Then the next day I got on the treadmill and started running. As soon as I was going I knew I couldn't do it, my ankle was killing me. So I blamed the treadmill, bought an ankle brace and started running outside again. It was better but my ankle was still hurting me a lot, but I kept running!!!!

So, to finish off this long story, a doctor friend in our ward told me I needed to get new shoes. He couldn't believe I was running in skechers (honestly I didn't think they were that bad of shoes, plus I thought they were cute!)! So. . . I went and bought special running shoes.



Yes, I got the ones that were on sale, and then I got the lime green ones because they were an additional $10.00 off of that too. So I felt pretty good about myself.

So Aaron and I went running to try them out. MIRACLE!!!!! Holy Cow!!!!! I didn't even wear my ankle brace and I could not believe how good it felt to run. I felt like I could have run forever, okay, maybe three and a half miles, but that is forever for me.

We still have tons of training to do to get ready for this race, but I am back on the road and ready to run!