I am no stranger to exercise or running. I’ve done it for at least the past 20 years of my life and love it!

I took a break while pregnant. Then after having my son, I found it hard to find the time. But now that he’s a toddler, it’s much easier to get it done. Or so I thought. Let’s be clear, he’s not the problem…it’s me. It’s my body to be honest. I feel great emotionally and I have energy to get it done BUT now I have heel pain, leg pain, side pain, shoulder pain…even pain in my butt. Pain I’ve never experienced before. As a matter of fact, my heel is throbbing right now!

When I complain to my husband, his answer is always, “You’re no spring chicken anymore, baby”. Initially, I thought he was tripping. But I’m starting to realize that he just might be right.

I’ve been back to exercising full time for the last 6 months. And to challenge myself even more, my husband and I decided to sign up for our first half marathon. Everything was going great!! It wasn’t until a couple of weeks ago that I started breaking down. I went from running 9 minutes per mile to about 13 or 14. Simply because everything hurts!

We walked for two weeks to rest and now are back to jogging again. In hopes to start back to full fledged running soon. Nevertheless, pain isn’t going to stop me. But it has slowed me down quite a bit. The marathon isn’t until December but I admit that I’m nervous already because of all of the issues.

Here’s a video of my family and I getting back to it. After all, the marathon awaits…

https://videopress.com/v/vRqDDUGh?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true

If you have any training tips, I’d love to hear them!

Stay Fearless 💋