Inaugural Post!

Hello everyone and welcome to my new blog! Where do I begin? Maybe I should introduce myself.

Hello, my name is Megan, and I'm a running addict.

This passion began in college with my desire to find some activity that could pick up where my high school sports left off. That soon lead my first road race since my high school cross country days (I should insert here that CC was merely something to keep me in shape during softball's off season) and has developed into an almost full time hobby. Running is a huge part of my life. It's followed me through half of high school, all through college and is still with me as I turn the page in a new chapter of my life. In fact, it is more than a hobby: running has been with me through good and bad, thick and thin. It has "grown-up" with me and has helped define who I am as a person.

With this in mind I've started this new blog...well, to be completely honest, it's both my passion for running AND my passion for recovering that have inspired me to stake out this little corner of the world wide web.

Back in June I sustained my first "real" running injury. Yes, we all have those "aches and pains" that come with hitting the pavement everyday, but this was entirely different. Back towards the end of June I was doing some back road running (sand, gravel, big rocks, etc. come included with this route) and found that I had tweaked something in my knee. To make along story short (maybe I"ll tell the long story some day) I'm finally getting back to a regular running routine. I'm definitely sad that I'm missing out on this year's marathon season (it was a year ago today that I was running the Detroit Free Press Marathon--my very first marathon and one of the best experiences of my life), but so, so glad that I'm on track to being able to run regularly again.

So this blog is a way for me to share my love for running and a way for me to stay focused and positive (and patient!) as I continue my road to recovery.

And with that I'll jump right in:

My first long distance race since getting injured will be the Great Turtle Half Marathon on Mackinac Island that is taking place October 22. I'm very excited to be back on the half marathon "scene" and to be able to take part in another passion of mine: traveling and exploring this great state that I live in, Michigan (hence my blog name "Wondering Runner"...corny? maybe; accurate? absolutely). More details to come!

Thanks again for checking out my blog and I hope you'll stop in again!


Today's Run:
Distance: 8 miles
Conditions: Sunny, 54 degrees, wind from the west at 22mph