My running story

I always loved to run as a kid. And I was fast then. I'd win all of the field day competitions and beat the boys. But for some reason, I never really pursued running competitively when I was young, although I think I'd have been pretty good at it if I had.

In fact, it took years into adulthood for me to embrace running, largely because I developed asthma (and it wasn't well controlled) when I was about 13 and it made running hard. I distinctly remember having asthma attacks while trying to run the mile in gym class. Even though I played other sports, running outside was my asthma's nemesis.  

And my current journey hasn't always been easy and it hasn't always been fun, but it's been quite an experience. I've dealt with extreme asthma and allergy issues, anemia and Vitamin D deficiency, and I ran through pregnancy.