About Joce...

Hey everyone! :)

So my name is Jocelyn Wood and I'm 24. I work as an administrative assistant at Grace Community Church doing all kinds of various, fun things (including event planning!). I am convinced that I have the absolute best job ever!!!! :) I love event planning and all the details that come along with it! I did go to school for 2 years, but when I transferred to pursue a more specific major, God closed the door on that, so I started working at the church full time instead. Looking back, I'm so glad that happened! :)
I only started running more seriously within the past 3 or 4 years. I rode horses pretty much my whole life (from age 5 to 22). Because that was my sport, I wasn't really into running except on occassion. When I had a bad riding accident back in 2005 and fractured my pelvis, that set me back alot. I did continue to ride for a bit longer, but eventually decided it was time to stop. Since I was no longer doing the physical activity of riding, I looked for something different to burn off my energy and lo and behold, running! :)
I kind of have this love/hate relationship with running...most days I love it, but other days it's such a challenge. I am definitely not built to be a runner and am not fast (yeah, having short legs doesn't help with going fast :), but it is definitely something I enjoy doing. I love doing it at the end of a work day - it's a great way to unwind! I started doing some races in the past 2 years (mostly 5ks) and did my first 10k this past Thanksgiving.
One of the biggest challenges that I face often is the result of the riding accident - my hip has never been the same since and it definitely affects the way I run, especially when the mileage gets longer. I've never done a half marathon before, but it's something I've always wanted to do, so it will be a great challenge! I'm really excited to be doing this with a bunch of other people - it will be great to have the company when doing those long training runs! :)