In November of 2008 I accomplished something I never though possible... I ran my very first 1/2 marathon in San Antonio Texas.
With the help of the BeachBody workouts and the coaching I received from the community I was able to overcome every fear and every obstacle I had and just did it...
In years past every time I tried to start a running routine, I always stopped within a few days as my knees would give up on me and not be able to handle the strain running put on them. In January 08 I started running, very slow to begin with and not long distances... I gradually increased my distance and then also started to increase my speed. I made it to a full 5K without pain and was amazed... I stayed at that level over the summer and just continued running about 3-4 miles 3 times a week.
At the end of the summer we had a BeachBody Coach (ArmyMike) help us set up a running routine that would get us ready for the race in San Antonio.
At this point I was just happy to finish the race, I'm not looking at any speed or anything else... just want to finish it...
I have to say working through several injuries on the way I was starting to doubt if I ever would complete this race...
But as Mike promised, he got us all over the finish line... I would even dare to say I had a smile on my face when I did :) knowing that I did something that my doctors didn't think was even possible...
Now I didn't do it in record breaking time but that just leaves room for improvement for the next race right... this will not be my last 1/2 marathon
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