A new beginning

So I've been making a few changes in my life lately. I recently made a career change that will allow me to be more committed to my training and hopefully produce better results in races. As part of this new commitment to running, I am starting this blog to document my training and experience along the way. I have always kept a running log but never on the internet or in as much detail as I am planning with this. I feel that this will be just one more added element in my commitment and desire to become a better runner and make that appearance on the national scene.

This will also serve as a way for me to keep my friends and family updated on what's going on with my running without having to send out email updates all the time. I have had so much support over the years from some amazing people and I want to be able to let them know how things are going without bothering them with long emails about myself. Thus, with this blog, I can post everything I want about how my training is going and what's on my mind; and those friends and family can tune in to read about it whenever they wish.

Having said all that, I'll start this off by recapping the past few months and where I'm at right now. Coming into the outdoor season, I had some pretty high aspirations in mind and had no reason to doubt my ability to achieve them. However, life happened and disappointment soon followed. On top of battling an injury (plantar fasciitis) early in the season, I had a job that was not complimenting my training needs. I knew early on that something had to change in order to get to where I wanted to be. So I decided to put my engineering career on hold and put more emphasis on my running by finding a job that would adapt more to my desired lifestyle. I was still able to get through these obstacles and complete what I considered to be a fairly successful outdoor season but was still far from where I wanted to be.

I've seen so many of my peers make it big in this sport while overcoming some of the same obstacles that I've battled over the years and I have used this as inspiration. If they can do it, why not me? I have every reason to believe that I can reach that level of competition and make a name for myself. I have a lot of work ahead of me and hopefully a lot of great experiences to be had along the way. This marks the beginning of that journey.