Hi Gigi2three!
Welcome!
I am from the Midwest as well, have 4 kids and am grandma to 1!
I just started running for the first time ever this past July and ran my first 5K in October. (In tennis shoes that were 15 years old.)
I just bought new running shoes and have decided that I am a runner and will keep on running 3x a week. I might even do another 5K in the spring.
Way to go with running and taking care of you!