Just the Beginning

​As I sit here thinking about what exactly I want this blog to be about and what to include, I can’t help but think about everything that has lead up to this moment. I hope to include all the ups and downs of training as well as my favorite clean food recipes. As I go through this journey to a healthier lifestyle my mind races. It races through all the excitement, all the delicious, nutritional food that is awaiting it’s time in the spotlight, and all the exhilarating miles that lie before me. It races through everything that could become of my life.

​With that being said I would like to share the answer to an overly asked question. Why do I run? Running not only benefits my physical body but also spiritually and emotionally as well. Running is my stress reliever, my go-to on a bad day, my celebration on a good day and my perseverance on a day when I would rather sleep. It symbolizes freedom and hope. It’s a friendly reminder of who is ultimately in control – God. The longer and faster I run the better I feel. The burning of my lungs, the pounding of my shoes as they hit the pavement one after another, my racing heart, and the blaring music that runs through the cords of my headphones…that is what keeps me going. When it gets difficult and I feel like giving up I know that my God will give me strength. He will light up my path. He will carry my load. He will keep me going.

​I run for many different reasons including my sanity but mostly I run for those who are unable. I know all too well what it is like to not have the ability to run but to be honest I wouldn’t take back what happened for anything. Fortunately for me that chapter of my life has passed and gone away and it is now time to improve the future. However, when I say unable I do not, under any circumstance, include the people who don’t WANT to or say they are too BUSY. Those people can suck it up and run. I am talking about the people who wake up in the morning hoping that they have the strength to make it through another long day. I run to support them and to prove to them that there really is a light at the end of the tunnel.

​My adventure has just begun and I can’t wait to see where God will lead me to next. Some people say they have a fear of the unknown but in my opinion life is like a never ending surprise. Forest Gump said it best, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.” So you can either stay in fear or lunge at the challenge that is set forth with a positive attitude and a giving heart.