I never considered myself an athlete, but I’ve always loved sports. By the time I was a college student, I’d limited my heart pumping activities to the occasional game of pick-up basketball. A more frequent activity was the a marathon sports-watching binge at the frat house. Over the course of several years, I found myself out of shape, and the not-so-proud owner of a herniated disc in my back which required surgery. Fortunately for me my surgery was a success. I was lucky on some level because I was able to alleviate my persistent pain. After my surgery, I realized that I needed to grow up, so I decided to do something that seemed radical at the time: I decided to start running...
