Elizabeth Keefe

I love college and I have loved college since the day I moved into my freshman dorm. As much as I enjoyed myself I found myself losing my competitive edge I had been known for. I was making friends, going out, having the time of my life but I felt like something was missing. I lacked the feeling of accomplishment. It was missing and I desperately needed a way to gain it back.
I had been an athlete all of high school and a mediocre runner so I decided to combined the two and in March of my sophomore year I set a goal for myself and that goal was to run a Half Marathon by June.
Running half marathons and long distances became my passion. It made me feel good about myself, a feeling that I had lacked for so long. Not only was I running to fulfill the goal I had set for myself but I began running simply for pleasure. When the day of my first Half Marathon came and I completed it, the thing I loved the most was it was the longest I had ever ran in my entire life. I just finished my second Half Marathon over Columbus Day Weekend and I don't plan on stopping. I finally found something I actually loved again and it feels great. I hope one day my passion for running Half Marathon's turns into something greater and one day I will be able to run the Boston Marathon.