The Start of the Journey

Welcome to Suburban Running!

My name is Kyle and all through high school I was an athelete, not the best but it was what I did. I ran hurdles for our track team and only missed the state meet by one place. That was the peek of my athletic career. Ever since that time I have steadily allowed myself to get more and more lethargic until one day it hit me. I am FAT!

At my peak I weighed in at close to 210 lbs, which isn’t crazy but for me and my build it was pretty bad. I wasn’t eating right and I certainly wasn’t getting any exercise. I made a few life changes, like no more Mountain Dew, and I started running again. When I started running again it amazed me at how my life changed, I was happier and I had more energy than I had had in years. It was an amazing feeling, I had a goal and it was run in a local 5k race. I achieved that goal and finished my 5k in 25:47. It isn’t anything to write home about but I thought it was a great achievement for someone who hadn’t run much since high school.

After that race I ran a few more times and then, for no good reason, I stopped running. I just quit doing it and now I am starting my upward trend in weight gain and downward trend in overall happiness and energy.  Last week as I was wallowing in my own self pity I made the decision that I was going to run again. But not only did I make the decision to run, I made the decision to run a marathon.

I don’t know many people who can say they have endured for all 26.2 miles of a standard marathon, it is a life achievement that I know I would cherish and always remember. But more than that, running a marathon takes determination and training. You can’t just wake up one day and say “Hey, tomorrow I am going to run a marathon.”

So this little weblog of the web is going to be my place to chronicle my training, achievements, and set backs on my way to running a complete marathon. I will provide regular training updates as well as explanations of what I am doing on my journey.  I also hope to be able to provide some reviews of products which help me along the way.

Running to me is a hobby and hopefully will again be a passion. It is something that allows me to free my mind, relax, and think of nothing but me and the road. This is my journey, join me along the way.