Mine was somewhat short — maybe because I was actually training for one while pregnant. I've been a runner since fourth grade ...

I set out to break 20 minutes in the 5K and I had three kids, setting (and destroying ... break 3:30 in the marathon by running 3:23:25, and quite possibly have my best day of racing yet.

The Bakersfield Marathon is less than 3 months away and organizers suggest it is time for half-marathoners to start training.