I have had a passion for health and fitness my whole adult life. I say adult life because let’s be honest, I was quite the delinquent in my teen years. I had done JROTC and Swim Team in high school, but I was not competitive and just did it to have an excuse to be away from the place I was living.
I started running when I moved to Key West in 2009 and it snowballed from there. I started doing workouts on the beach, bootcamp style. I was playing ultimate frisbee every week. If you haven’t ever played that sport, try it! It is an amazing workout and so much fun.
On Christmas I decided to run my first half marathon. It was a gorgeous day! Bright blue skies, 70’s temps, and the ocean was peaceful. I walked most of it because I was not up to running snuff by that point. I was close and decided I would do a half marathon race for my birthday four weeks later. I trained hard over those four weeks and ran the entire half. I shaved 8 minutes off of my training time and was hooked.
Flash forward ten years and now am certified to instruct several different group fitness workouts. I have successfully run my first full marathon and do mountain runs every year. I say mountain runs because when you’re running a 29K and it’s 2700 feet of elevation gain, it’s a mountain.
Oh, and I am a barefoot runner. I won’t do too many blog posts about that because we are few and far between. IF you have questions about barefoot running – holla’ at your girl!
This blog will be all bout my tips for being a successful trail runner. By successful I don’t mean winning every race. Being successful means, you know you can complete the race in the timeframe you set for yourself. It means you know you can complete the race without injury, hopefully. I mean, stuff happens. Hopefully my tips will help you find that confidence to run your first race or your 100th.
Trail Running and Wellness 