I hate running, but I'm running a half marathon in 100 days

Why I'm going all in on my first postpartum race

In fall 2013, I wanted to do something radical to change my life.

I was living in New York City, had just gotten over a bad breakup, and was feeling completely out of shape mentally and physically. So I signed up with friends to train for a half marathon through the brutal New York winter.

At the time, I was working in private equity with long, unpredic…