Run, Run, Lydia!: Welcome!

Welcome to my blog!

I decided to enter the blog world because I want my family, friends and co-workers to be able to keep up with me and my love for running and healthy lifestyle! As a mom it can be tough to juggle work, kids and marriage. However, I have learned that if you have the passion to work-out and make time for yourself everyday, you will be a more happy person! It's a win-win situation for everybody!

I graduated from Texas Christian University with my Masters in Educational Administration. I currently work as the 21st Century CLC Site Coordinator for an after school program at an elementary school. It wasn't until I started this job back in the fall of 2011 that I got back into running. I was in cross-country/track all through middle and high school. I kept running all through college and would participate in 5K and 10Ks a couple of times a year. However, I really didn't get addicted to running until I decided to create a running club for my after school program in the fall of 2011. I registered students to run a couple of 5Ks twice per semester and after running with them the first time, I decided to keep doing a 5K or 10K once a month. Suddenly, I saw the transformation take effect. I lost body fat and my running pace became faster than what I ever did in high school. I ran my first 9K in January 2012 and got 1st place for my division! That was the first ever for me! I then challenged myself to try to run my first half marathon. I registered for the Cowtown Half Marathon in Feburary and when I completed it, I felt a great sense of accomplishment. Since I had already trained for it, I decided to run Dallas Rock n' Roll Half Marathon the following month in March. Then, the unthinkable happened. I ran the Clark Garden's Half Marathon in October 2012 and I got 1st place for my division/age group! I finished in 1:47:19 at a 8:12 pace!! I was on fire and unstoppable. So, I trained for my first full marathon and registered for the Dallas Marathon in December 2012. I finished in 4:03 and that training/race has been the most challenging thing I have ever done both physically and mentally. That's a huge check off my bucket list!

Well, that's how my addiction for running started. It is now part of my lifestyle forever. I have never done a blog before and would like to use this as a way to get feedback and find ways to improve my love for running.

Go Frogs!!