I love the outdoors as a kid. I was always outside — running, riding my bike, wandering through the woods, playing tennis, climbing playground equipment until the lightning bugs came out. Running was my favorite thing to do and I was great at it – the second fastest girl in my grade. I loved running barefoot, it was when I ran my best. The school insisted we wear shoes — understandable, of course — but I could never get the same traction in them. I was still fast, just not my