Who am I? I used to ponder that question. The short answer is I’m a 40 something woman living in the State of Alaska, USA. I quit my job in May 2018 to travel. Not to find myself, but because I created the opportunity. I am a Nurse, but honestly I don’t know if I’ve found my niche yet after practicing for over 20 years. I’m a runner and my life goal is to run a marathon in all 50 states. I’ve run a marathon in 21 States to date.
The goal of this blog, while serving as a photo journal for myself and my family and friends, is to provide a detailed account of my experiences. It started out as documenting my running and hiking, but turned into story telling.
I hope you enjoy what you read!
In addition to being a runner and a Nurse, I am also a wife to a very supportive partner. She encouraged me to follow my dreams! I worked really hard to save up the money to take my sabbatical from Nursing. I also had to cash in some retirement money, but it was all worth it. I might be too tired when I retire to achieve all of my goals. I have 2 cats and a condo in Anchorage, AK. I love living in Anchorage!
I started running in 2007 and got hooked! My PR was at the Twin Cities Marathon in 3:55:55. Currently, I am running 7 days a week, at least a mile per day. I have been on a run streak since 1/1/2018, and since 9/1/19, I’ve hit 1000 running miles.
I’m also in recovery after a DUI in 2012. I didn’t drink everyday, nor did I live under a bridge. Sometimes when I drank, a snap would go off in my head. Sometimes I didn’t know what would happen when the snap went off, therefore I quit drinking completely.
My name is Jen Novobilski.