Running is my favorite hobby!
I began running in middle school, mostly because I really didn’t want to play softball. I continued running in high school where running became something I really, really enjoyed.
I walked-on to the Cross Country and Track & Field teams in college at The University of Tulsa (TU). The team was 95% of my social life and most of my closest friends were also my teammates. Collegiate running was a much larger commitment than I realized initially, but I can’t imagine my college experience without it. The whole time I remained a walk-on / “collegiate also ran”, but I improved a lot and ran a whole lot.
Now I run just for myself. Raleigh has a ton of local run clubs, an extensive greenway system, and a beautiful state park (Umstead), so running is pretty interesting here. Since college I’ve begun running marathons and have completed 10 (including Boston twice!)