About me ('cause at the end of the day, it is all about me, right =)

A little background to help you decide if this blog will be worth reading or not.  

First, I enjoy running, but that that wasn't always the case.  In fact, in high school, I had no interest in track. Instead I played football and lacrosse.  And the part of practices I hated more than anything else? Running. There was no chance I would sign up for a sport where running was the practice.  

However, as I got older, less graceful, and slower, running became the easiest, and probably safest, sport for me. So I started running.  More than a half dozen marathons, a couple of ultras, several half marathons and too many 5 and 10K to count I have found I actually enjoy it. 

Running can be a social sport, but not for me.  I get really nervous when someone asks me to join them on a run.  Runners seem to fall into two camps - those who run in a group and those that don't.  I most definately represent the latter.  Hence the title of my blog - Running to Escape.   Running is 'ME' time.  No wories about being slower or faster (okay, maybe just slower) than the rest of the group, or how far they are going, or worse, what to talk about. I view my run time as a cheaper and healthier version of therapy.  
  
While I do usually run alone, I do enjoy sharing stories, tips, and my passion with others.  I hope to fill this space with stories about the people I have met, places I have been, and things I have seen and learned.  I may also discuss topics such as: 
- The mix of pride / horror I felt the first time my son beat me in race; 
- What is the proper sock length? How about proper short length?
- Is Road or Trail running better?

FYI – for a sample of my writing, see the following race report 
http://french-family.blogspot.com/2009/02/going-30-for-turning-40.html