Hey, I started out at running a mile and working up to 2. Then I moved up to 4 miles and after about 5 months I ran my first 10K race and I was hooked! I was 27 or 28 when I started running. I wasn’t a total couch potato before that but it was really, really hard to run when I first started. It gets easier pretty quickly, but you have to be consistent, even if it means getting out there even if you have to walk part of it. It’s that thing of doing it that makes it click. After I could run 2 miles, I would go for at least 30 minutes 3 or 4 times/week and run the 2 miles and then walk the rest of the time until I hit 30 minutes. I finally got to where I could run the whole 30 minutes and then I started aiming for 4 miles. Well, I could go on and on, but you get the picture! Good luck and send some updates and ask questions. Jerry is a master at all of this! There are things that he’ll pick up on like they’re so obvious and I would have never thought of it!

I have been a T1 for 22 years, I am almost 29 years old.

Nice to meet you here online and I look forward to following your blog! Thanks for sharing your experiences to inspire us newbies!

yeah, so that’s the wierd thing about thyroiditis - your labs can look okay but you’re still having an immune response. Did you have an antibodies test done? The fatigue is a horrible type of tired and it just feels, well, not right, you know? Luckily for me, my doctor had just had the same thing about 8 months before so knew exactly what I was talking about as far as the fatigue and the muscle and joint pain. I feel tons better! I can’t believe how bad I was feeling in retrospect.

I laughed about the cinnamon rolls! Those things are the best and I thought I’d never be able to eat them again. I have to admit that I sometimes day-dream about what I’ll have to eat on a long run day. I had macaroni and cheese after my last long run. It was sooo good!

If you like those Clif gel shots, you may like the Clif shot blocks. I like to use them because I can cut the long packet of them in half and both halves will fit in either the side pocket of a running skirt or in a key pocket of shorts. Even though the little blocks can be sticky, they’re also just slimy enough that I can just squeeze the packet and one will pop out right into my mouth. They work really quickly and don’t upset my tummy. I also use poptarts. I break them in half and put each half in a baggie with the ziplock part cut off. I can fit three of them in the middle of my running bra without them breaking up or anything. When I pull one out, I have to get a little bit of water in my mouth in order to chew it up and swallow. It takes a little longer for one to bring your blood sugar up (maybe as much as a mile) but it will keep your blood sugar up for a good four or five miles. Also, they’re easy on your tummy - and they taste pretty good.