#runforboston

last spring, i started the couch to 5k program.  i got through the first 5 weeks before i found out i was pregnant, and promptly stopped running because i was a weenie and didn't want to "hurt" the baby.  stupid.  but it happened.  a week before i found out i was pregnant, i went out and bought new running shoes.  i was really committed to making the c25k program work for me.  and then i got scared.

i really want to get back out there again.  i felt good while i was running the program.  i've been trying to figure out when i could do it, but i haven't really committed to it because i just wasn't driven enough.

and then i read this.

and now i want to commit.  i want to get my feet on the pavement (or the park path) and get moving.  i want to put one foot in front of the other, constantly moving forward.  i want to increase my heart rate.  i want to breathe rhythmically with my body.

i want to do it for boston.  for all those marathon runners who banded together and helped one another out.  for all the first responders who - once again - ran in when others were running out. 

i want to do it because i can.  because my body - tired, achy, and damaged as it may be - still works.  because my heart can still handle the exertion.  because i still have the freedom to move my bones and limbs and muscles at will.  because my lungs can still expand and contract. 

i can't guarantee it will be a regular thing.  days or weeks may go by between my running sessions.  but i'm going to do it.  i'm going to lace up my sneakers, put my hair in a ponytail, and strap on my sports bra. 

i'm going to do it.  i'm going to run for boston. 

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