Julie Brown is a loving woman, devoted mother of two, a Y.O.U. Collective Coach. She is also a runner.

She is proof that there is a fine line between hate and love as she turned a strong dislike for running into a full-blown passion.

After trying and giving up on running several times, something shifted. Her marriage had fallen apart. She had lost more weight than she had to lose. Had gone to therapy and had started working with a trainer. When a friend told her that she had signed up for a half-marathon, Julie thought: “Why not?”

That was the beginning of a new love story, in all senses of the word. She ran her first half and has run several since. In March she will be running another in her favorite city: New York City.

In this interview Julie shares her journey from hate to love through running.