My name is Sheridan and I’m a runner. Well, at least a sometimes runner that, like so many others, fights to stay motivated in achieving my goals. I’m currently living in Colorado, the land of thin air and many, many.. many.. hills.
I started this site as a way to help keep myself inspired and on track, then decided to make it a little more public at the request of a few friends who say they were inspired by what all I have done.
I have been overweight for most of my life, and a runner for almost none of it (that tale coming soon….)
I had a few years in the mid 2000s when I lost a fair amount of weight and was doing century rides (100 miles on a bike) and even walked a half marathon. A back injury put an abrupt halt on all of that and my weight quickly ballooned back up – seems eating out all the time and regular happy hours will catch up quickly if you don’t offset some of it with exercise – who knew?
So fast forward a few years after a move to another state and a few other personal things that got in the way of paying attention to myself and I was the heaviest I had ever been.
My heart and soul felt lost as I discovered I was struggling to do basic things, got winded going up the stairs at my house, and would cry when I looked in the mirror. The self-loathing was overwhelming and I spent almost a year moping about feeling sorry for myself, but not able to find the real energy to make huge changes.
Then along came Valentine’s Day.
Stupid Valentine’s Day.
February 14th, I found myself alone – again – on this most ridiculous of holidays and I felt that I was just done. The next morning I resolved to make changes, thus began my adventure of weight-loss and eventually running.
While I am still not at my goal, I wanted to mark the one year anniversary of this occasion with a site that answered questions I had when starting out. A place where there was support, inspiration, and information for people like me – beginners. I had read a number of books and sites that would go from “OMG I went out one day and thought I would die!” to “Now I am running my 2nd marathon!” in a few pages. I wanted to know how they went from feeling like they would die to overcoming the mental battles that come up when you are a beginner – a marathon is a far cry from spending days riddled with anxiety over your first 20 minute run.
So this is for me and those like me – the beginners, the slow-pokes, my fellow snails.
I’m not an expert, a coach, or a person with a long list of letters after their name. I’m merely a woman who decided to make some changes in her life.
Thanks for stopping by!
