My Story

what a difference 20+ lbs makes
(left photo is not my heaviest) 

I started my journey to a better me in February 2008, when I weighed 152 pounds (though the heaviest weight I have recorded is 164). I was in the middle of a daily self-portrait photography project, which turned out to be very self reflective and made me see the real me.

I started eating better and exercising slowly, setting and achieving small goals. I walked my first 2 mile race at the end of March, started running with the Couch to 5k program during the first week in April, and shed nearly 30 pounds. I've had some ups and downs, but I've not stop running yet and hope I never do : )

In the past 3.5 years, I've run over 60 races including:

• 1 marathon
• 10 half marathons
• 2 15Ks
• 6 10Ks
• 20+ 5Ks

I've tracked every race and milestone run in a handy spreadsheet, along with my pace, and it's amazing to see how far I've come. Take a look at my Running Progression Spreadsheet, and if you ever get frustrated see that it didn't happen over night but that a little patience and perseverance eventually pays off :)