Why & How I came to be a runner Part 3

The old me motivates the new me!

The saga continues. For those who are unfamiliar with this never ending story, I've been walking down memory lane starting way back in 2010 when I first started running. In writing this I hope to make sense out of how a two decade smoker and fast food junkie dropped 60lbs and fell in love with ultrarunning. As my story unfolds I hope to impart a few good lessons I have learned and perhaps inspire you to keep pushing your limits. I was never an athlete and never cared until running came along. It didn't happen overnight but the more I ran the more I wanted to run. Eventually I was completely addicted to running long distances and lining up at races all over the place.

Get the full picture by revisiting Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

Why & How I came to be a runner Part 2

 Back in March I wrote an article titled Why & How I came to be a runner. That was part 1 of my running memoirs series explaining how I came to be the runner I am today. I am the least likely person to become a runner but that's the way life rolled for me. If you haven't read my first article I highly recommend you do that before diving into this one. This second article picks up where the first one left off and it describes 2 important lessons that I learned early on that every beginning runner should pay attention to, shoes and mental limits.