The Active Artist

2 years ago, today, I moved home from California, where I had lived for 5 years. I left all my friends and everything I had known. Moving home to live with my parents was filled with uncertainty. I was a new person out in California. Somebody with hopes and dreams. It would have been very easy to get depressed and eat myself even further into obesity than I already was. In fact, for the first few months, that’s what I did.

But then, I realized, with the help of my Aunt that this was an opportunity. An opportunity to transform myself into who I always wanted to be. I chose to seize that opportunity. 2 years later I can now proudly say that I am a half-marathoner. It was just 7 months ago that I ran my first 5K in Baltimore with my twin brother. Today, I did this alone. I pushed through every mile, never stopping. 

I know that I said my only goal was to finish the Half Marathon, but I lied. My secret goal was to finish in under 4 hours. Well, my official time was 3:48:01!

Considering I haven’t ran in almost 2 months, I’m pretty thrilled about my time and pace. I beat 5 guys in my division! Small victories, but victories none the less!

So, after being home for 2 years I can now say that I have ran 5Ks, a 10K, a Warrior Dash, and now, a Half Marathon! I’ve lost 90 lbs, and I will get back to being 100 lbs down and more. I’ve found my inspiration again. I cannot wait to see what year 3 has in store for me.