Runner wanna-be

Hello! I started running about 12 years ago to lose weight. For about 7 years I would run until my knees wouldn't let me - usually about 3 or 4 months at a stretch - and running in a race never occurred to me. Once I had kids, I really didn't ever get back into running until SoleSister Jeanine last January recruited for other moms from our mom's group to join her and Shelly to train for the Riverbank (offers a 25K and a 5K) in May. Since I again needed to lose weight, I thought joining this group of ladies would be a good way to get back into running with some companionship. So I signed up for the 5K and ran my first race. It was fun. However, my knees still didn't let me train regularly. I have since learned so much from all these ladies about running, and training avoiding injury. I would love to run regularly, but since my body doesn't want me to do that, I've accepted that cross-training will have to do. As long as I can still run events with my Sole Sisters, I am happy!