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Why?

 Haven't marked any miles this week. I get steps in because I do a lot of walking at work but I don't consider it as a workout. I'm sure that if I add all the steps I put in, in a week they may total around 5 or 6 miles. 

Anywho, I thought it would be a good idea to share on why I took on the crazy decision to sign up to this challenge and share it with you. 

The sport of running became a hobby of mine after I completed my first marathon, and it probably became something therapeutic as I progressed through those years. Working life took over and slowly my sneakers collected dust bunnies. The only workout I would get in was the ups and downs of my job and the occasional visit to the gym but nothing compared to the breeze hitting your face and your feet pounding the asphalt. ...Exhaling as I remember that sensation.

Later I married and became a mom. I still got my occasional visit to the gym and the running around I was doing was behind my kids, with work and with daily house task. Like I shared in a previous post, I did the first bubble run with my daughter in 2016 as a way to create a memory but little did I expect was for my kids to enjoy it or get into running. With both of my kids developing a like to running I felt as if I also needed to get back into it before I felt excluded or they created their own othering and I felt like an other.

Fast forward past life surprises and a 3 year pandemic, I decided to go back to school to get my Associates and crave my path to get my Bachelors. YEP! Another decision I took to add more to my daily routine, right? 😂  I picked up running again as stress reliever and to clear my mind on those stressful weeks of classwork. It helped a lot because I was able to clear my mind and sometimes just to be alone with my thoughts and organize how I would face my day. Due to the pandemic, virtual runs became very popular. It helped with social distance, it gave running fanatics a way to continue with their passion of running and it promoted a way to stay active. I'm the first one to raise my hand and admit I was a couch potato. That curiosity of just completing a virtual snuck into my head. 

Waking up on the 1st of January 2023 a deal for a virtual run appeared on my social media. It was for a 300 mile Under the Sea challenge. I had seen it before but it only caught my attention because of the seashell medal and its cute pins. I realized I'm getting very lengthy here, I'll have to continue with a 2nd post  

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