Absolutely. I was training for my first half marathon when DDay happened, and I think it saved my life. I had always sworn I would never run, but now it's my favorite form of relief (when I can make time to do it).
Be sure you get a good training program (I ran with an app on my phone) and follow a nutritional plan, it makes an ENORMOUS difference. A buddy helps a lot too. My buddy was on the west coast while I was on the east coast -- we had signed up for a race in a destination location to run together.
Running is a huge sport in my town so there is also a club I was able to join to learn about things like pacing, form, etc., and it was nice for a time to run with the group and watch myself improve.
That's an outstanding goal, keep us posted how you're progressing!
Me42, H40 D12, S8, S7 A revealed: 7/13 Sep 4/14; Agreed to D 1/15
