Meet Diesel!

My name is Michele and I am a Wife, a Mother to two boys, and a Runner!  I've been running with varying levels of commitment for over 20 years.  I've always enjoyed running as a mode of exercise, but I also was a group fitness instructor and rarely had time for my "own" workouts.  About four years ago I decided to 'retire' from instructing and recommit to the run!  It's been fun to fall in love all over again with putting feet to pavement.

I'll have to admit, I'm not your typical runner.  I'm a little heftier than you might expect.  I don't adhere to a strict diet and definitely don't take care of my body the way I should.  I would love to say I have that kind of self-discipline, but I'd be lying!  What I do have is a strong will, a borderline obsession to run, and some left-of-center views and observations of life as a runner...
 

 

"'Cause sometimes you just feel tired, feel weak, and when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up. But you gotta search within you, you gotta find that inner strength and just pull that shit out of you and get that motivation to not give up and not be a quitter, no matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face and collapse." - Eminem, "Till I Collapse" (feat. Nate Dog) 

"Diesel" is a nickname and an alter-ego born during a rough patch in life.  Ever since then, Diesel is that inner-strength I tap into when I get whiney and start to feel weak.  That's when I'm running on Diesel Fuel!!