NSV - ran my first half marathon!

In the beginning of January, I decided that I wanted to run. I had never run previously, and was never very athletic, so as a consequence I could only run about half a mile. A very slow half a mile. But I stuck with it, even though I hated it in the beginning. But as an MFP friend had told me, there wasn't really any "secret" to running...it was all about dedication, determination, and patience. So I stuck with it. And as the weeks went by I discovered I hated it a little less. And then all of a sudden I started looking forward to my runs. And then I felt like I NEEDED my runs. And that led me to where I found myself this past Saturday...at the starting line of my first half marathon. I truly now believe that we all have the ability to achieve what we set our minds to do; the fact that I ran 13.1 miles is certainly proof of that!