Hello and welcome to my blog.\u00a0 I started running (well walking)\u00a0in February of 2013.\u00a0 My daughters became fans of TobyMac and while I was checking out his website, I came across a running group he puts together each year for the Country Music Marathon in Nashville, TN.<\/p>\n
Powered By Hope is group of individuals who not just run in the race each year, but they raise money for New Hope Academy, a\u00a0Christ-centered community school reserving 40-50 percent of its seats for children from low-income families.\u00a0 The money raised goes to scholarships for those students. You can learn more about New Hope Academy here – http:\/\/whatpowersyou.org\/the-cause<\/a><\/p>\n So I decided to take on this cause and join Powered By Hope.\u00a0 I started fund raising for New Hope Academy and training for the Country Music Marathon.\u00a0 The Marathon had an option for a Mini-Marathon instead of the 1\/2 or full course options.\u00a0 The Mini was basically a 5K and this was definitely for me.<\/p>\n I initially started walking a few miles each day and that turned into walking followed by a short jog.\u00a0 After a few weeks of walking\/jogging I was into a full jog.\u00a0 I signed up for my first 5K in April of 2013 just a few weeks prior to the Marathon later in the month.\u00a0 After that first 5K I never looked back.\u00a0 I finished the Mini-Marathon a few weeks later and continued my running.<\/p>\n