Why I Started Running.

I am really new to running. I really didn't take off until February (if running a  a quarter of a mile is considered taking off.) I got into running by default. You see a year ago I took part in "National Dance Day" and although almost having a heart attack trying to break it down to LMFAO I realized how much I missed being active. Lets face it, I work in a cube and the only time I move is to refill my water or to get something from the printer. So being moved by National Dance Day I (of course) decided I wanted to be a hip hop dancer. I thought I found my "path."er grove. I was most definitely inspired by this chick below:

So I went to a hip hop class. Wearing my coolest gangsta swag I had I semi confidently walked into the studio. I arrived expecting to find mid to late 20 somethings like the video above but instead found early 20 something ballerinas. Intimidating. They were wearing tight skinny booty shorts, and there i was over weight wearing baggy jogging pants and a hoodie. I shook it off though. I was still excited. I was going to dance. I was going to get in shape and have fun. But once I started dancing I realized I was huffing and puffing and turning red really fast and the little ballerinas just floated along not even glistening.

Whatever.

I kept going. Then after about 45 minutes of shaking it I went to do a turn and I fell. Not a graceful fall I mean a loud co put. At that moment I realized I had to get my life together. I was over weight, not confident, and well my ass hurt from the fall-ego hurt.

I realized then that I didn't want to be the tubby girl and that I didn't want to be the first to be out of breath...

Around that time my friend K-dog (who just lost 20 pounds) asked me to run a 5k with her. I said sure but was horrified.

I mean 3 miles... thats like a marathon right?

How in the heck was I going to do this?

WTH was I going to do if I couldn't run the 5k? SHAME, HORROR, EMBARRASSMENT came to mind..

And because I didn't want to be plagued by those fun words I decided to take it one mile at a time and start my new adventure...