Welcome

About a year ago I got back into running.  My cousin Andrea trained for and successfully completed the Utah Valley Half Marathon.  I was very proud.  Andrea is amazing.  Not only did she run every last step of the 13.1 miles of the race, but she did it with cerebral palsy.  It made me think that I should do the same thing and now I am gearing up for the Top of Utah half in August.  I am so stoked. 

Getting from where I was a year ago to where I am now has not been easy.  My knees paid a dear, dear, price at first which landed me in physical therapy.  Fortunately my wife recommended her physical therapists Steve and Karen at Orrock Mendenhall Physical Therapy.  They are great.  Both of them are runners and understand the stresses running puts on the body.  After working with them my knees and IT bands are good.  Well, about as good as any runner could ask for. 

I love to run.  I am sad that I gave up on it 15 years ago due to tendonitis and thought I would never run again.  Now, at 33 years young I am planning on an eight mile long run tomorrow.

So, the overall purpose of this blog is to help other beginners, like me, avoid the same mistakes I made when decided to start running again after so much time off.  Also, as the name implies, this blog is to help people get into running who don't have tons of discretionary cash or think it ridiculous to pay $70 for a pair of shorts.  Yeah, I'm cheap.  But I am out to prove to other runners you don't have to spend a ton of money to enjoy a great experience.