Last May, I purchased my first pair of running shoes. I went to an actual running store to be properly fitted, and I determined right then and there that would start running. Just to give you a little background...I'm not what you would call athletic in the least. I didn't participate in sports while growing up, and quite frankly I really didn't even like going outdoors. Who wants to sweat when you can be inside reading a good book? Well, these wonderful running shoes probably sat on my shoe rack for a good five months. Occasionally, I would take them out for a "spin,", but for the most part they were just another item added to my list of fitness gear...until my 39th birthday, that is. It's funny how being on the precipice of a new decade in life changes your perspective. So, last year when I turned 39, I decided that this would be the year that I finally got myself together. Like for real this time. No joking. No ex...