For the past 2-3 years, I have tried to run regularly. I would never have called myself a runner, after all if I ran for 20 minutes and didn’t feel like it was going well, I would just stop running and walk back to my car. Or I would press snooze on my alarm as it was easier to sleep in than to put my running gear on.

Last year, however, I was introduced to a running group. A network of runners who, like me, enjoy being out in the fresh air and pounding the pavement. There were people of all different fitness levels, some training for a marathon, others struggling to make it to 5km. We all had one common ground: we enjoyed running. Read the rest of this entry »