tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post6052556755076817942..comments2024-03-27T11:09:56.758-04:00Comments on The Birchwood Pie Project: Weekly Sweats: My Running BackstoryBirchwood Piehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504702778025456387noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-62820845831075391412019-11-23T16:35:22.324-05:002019-11-23T16:35:22.324-05:00This was so much fun to read!!! It brought great ...This was so much fun to read!!! It brought great memories of when I started running but I cannot remember every single thing. :-) I hope you are OK after that fall. I hope everyone is OK.Zenaida Arroyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18137949290555784656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-14878714941119735742019-11-19T22:16:46.131-05:002019-11-19T22:16:46.131-05:00I for one enjoyed your racing backstory. I was you...I for one enjoyed your racing backstory. I was you hiding in gym glass -- and look where we both are now<br />Sorry about your fall, but love the pic of your dog with snow on its nose. Totally agree re: enjoying the weather while we canTravellingCarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191515720716670681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-25391167494162367662019-11-18T22:40:03.820-05:002019-11-18T22:40:03.820-05:00Ugh black ice can be so dangerous! Hope you're...Ugh black ice can be so dangerous! Hope you're ok. It's always fun to hear people's running stories and how things evolve over time.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07176401115805884697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-76623971031711260952019-11-18T09:33:18.305-05:002019-11-18T09:33:18.305-05:00Yowza on the black ice! Hope you are all ok! Your ...Yowza on the black ice! Hope you are all ok! Your running story was fun to read. I remember running in middle school and younger but not in high school...oh except for having to do the 50 yd dash Freshman year...now it's coming back to me. Haha!Teamarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843904545493985865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-24368951634852519842019-11-18T07:37:05.871-05:002019-11-18T07:37:05.871-05:00oops... on the ice! but isn't it funny how, i...oops... on the ice! but isn't it funny how, if close enough and not really having it register in the brain that several people can go down like dominoes?<br /><br />I don't remember running in gym at all. But then again I finished HS in 1986 and I think most of my HS years are on blackout in my head! I tried running back in 2001 but just couldn't grasp it at all, then it was 2009 when I really gave it another shot, this time with my husband in tow (he wanted to support me). And I did a lot of things backwards really - my first race was 12KM and I didn't run a 5K race for a long time. My first half marathon was like your first 10K. I hated it and swore I'd never do that distance again. Ah, I could not have predicted all that happened since then! Renée - @runlaugheatpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06932765269385923645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-11031033765580207262019-11-18T07:19:17.041-05:002019-11-18T07:19:17.041-05:00Fun look back! LOL at hiding out to skip some laps...Fun look back! LOL at hiding out to skip some laps. I call myself an adult-onset exerciser because I never enjoyed it until I was older. Well, I enjoyed playing soccer as a kid but not the running part! I took it up after law school and never looked back. Lovely snow - watch out for that ice! Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878882500026678616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-39846562779369206972019-11-18T05:30:42.805-05:002019-11-18T05:30:42.805-05:00I remember being in high school and skipping part ...I remember being in high school and skipping part of my run. My friends and I would sometimes even go to one of our houses to hang out for a few minutes mid-run to hide and then go back to join the group. So funny how things change!Lisa @ Mile by Milehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12739298325369206085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-37852322697542111672019-11-17T22:49:53.328-05:002019-11-17T22:49:53.328-05:00Thanks for sharing!!! I love learning how running ...Thanks for sharing!!! I love learning how running has evolved for everyone. We all have a story to tell, and each is most unique ;-) You've made such great progress through your journey!! And I totally agree...treadmill running is very different than road running, at least it is for me. My body (well, and my mind LOL) cannot take the repetition...Kim at Running on the Flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028968906430207641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-41897512021634513052019-11-17T20:50:42.464-05:002019-11-17T20:50:42.464-05:00I hope you all were ok after your wipeouts! Lots o...I hope you all were ok after your wipeouts! Lots of ups and down and miles over the years! Thanks for sharing. If I shared my running stories, it would be a novel. 30 years of running...Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862780880843779940.post-90740136622577063672019-11-17T19:34:07.443-05:002019-11-17T19:34:07.443-05:00I also used to hide and try to skip out on gym cla...I also used to hide and try to skip out on gym class. Funny how things change huh!? Glad to read that you are feeling strong out there again. Have a great weekDeborah Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723497728598811234noreply@blogger.com