5/5 Kim I. 6 years ago on Google • 14 reviews
On
May
11,
2013,
I
ran
my
first
5K.
I
was
in
shape,
happy
with
my
body,
and
after
having
left
my
corporate
gig
a
few
months
earlier,
was
excited
about
a
career
change
and
what
lay
ahead.
Three
days
later,
on
May
14,
my
dad
suffered
a
strange
fall
out
of
bed
that
left
him
temporarily
paralyzed
from
the
neck
down.
It
was
a
hard
adjustment,
even
with
the
eventual
blessing
of
him
recovering
much
of
his
mobility,
to
now
have
to
visit
him
in
nursing
care
and
take
over
responsibilities
at
home
with
my
mom
who
has
progressive
memory
issues.
I
stopped
working
out,
stopped
eating
well,
and
the
pounds
packed
on
in
my
stress
and
worry,
as
well
as
substantial
hair
loss.
In
2014,
I
added
financial
stress
to
my
life
as
the
result
of
an
ill-fated
move
to
Paris
(hit
my
401k
to
do
so
-
-
folks
DO
NOT
TOUCH
YOUR
401ks
-
you
WILL
REGRET
IT!)
to
pursue
an
MBA
only
to
have
to
abort
that
early
due
to
my
3-year
old
son
having
some
issues
getting
adjusted
and
the
first
terrorist
shooting
in
January
2015.
More
weight
(40+
pounds
at
this
point),
more
just
being
totally
out
of
it.
Something
had
to
change.
I
thank
God
that
finally
He
moved
things
around
in
my
life
so
that
that
change
could
happen.
July
2016
was
the
start,
when
I
accepted
Metra
Lundy's
little
Black
Dress
21-Day
Challenge
and
joined
Team
Kinetics!
As
the
challenge
moved
on
and
pounds
started
to
drop,
the
seeds
of
my
long-held
dream
to
run
a
marathon
by
the
time
I
turned
50
began
to
take
shape.
Fast
forward
to
April
9th
2017
and
I
was
blessed
to
complete
the
Paris
Marathon,
returning
to
that
beloved
city
with
my
son,
now
6!
Today
(May
15,
2017)
I
turned
50
and
I’m
back
to
my
fighting
weight
(all
40
pounds
gone!)
and
feel
better
than
I’ve
felt
in
all
my
50
years!
I’m
so
grateful
to
Team
Kinetics
for
the
journey
I've
been
on
since
walking
through
those
doors
last
July!
This
is
the
BEST,
MOST
LOVING,
MOST
SUPPORTIVE
Fitness
-
really
LIFE
&
WHOLENESS
-
establishment
on
God's
green
earth.
Getting
back
into
shape,
running
the
marathon,
and
falling
in
love
with
long
distance
running
and
warm
yoga
(their
classes
are
exceptional)
would
not
have
been
possible
without
Kinetics.
Kinetics
was
the
X
factor.
No
class
is
ever
the
same
and
they
know
how
to
make
it
fun
while
still
kicking
your
behind
with
EFFECTIVE
workouts.
I
am
forever,
and
utterly
grateful
to
Metra,
and
the
AMAZING
instructors
and
all
my
fellow
students.
You
rock!!!
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