We all love to run. (well, most all of us, I've got a few "I know in real life" friends scattered around in the followers list whom I've yet to convert...yet...) So we all know the million reasons why we love to run, why it makes us feel good, saves our sanity, etc. etc. But I've realized that a good, oh let's say 48% of what keeps me going, what keeps the spark alive in the love I have for Continue reading →
Tanger Fit for Families 5k race report
3.12 miles: 23:42 (?) 7:35/mile avg. still waiting on final chip time 3rd place overall female. Hooray! And now for the recap: As I mentioned in the last blog, this 5k was to be run in circles through the parking lot around an outlet mall. About 3.25 full circles, then you cut through the middle of the mall (it's an outdoor mall) cut to the other half of the loop, and run to the finish. Continue reading →
racing day, it’s (almost) racing day !
Tomorrow I'll be running possibly the most boring race of my entire career thus far, haha. The First Annual Tanger Style "Gets Fit For Families" 5k, benefiting the Conway Medical Center Foundation.I went to pick up my packet today and asked to see the course map. I kid you not, three full laps around the outlet mall by way of the parking lots and roads. 3.1 miles of parking lot. Don't you wish you Continue reading →
nutrition…or lack thereof
Tell me I'm not the only runner with horrible nutrition. Horrible I tell ya! It happens all the time. I'm talking to people about running, or boot camp, or something along those lines, and they say "wow you must eat really healthy!"errrr...yeaaaah...sorta...not always..ummm...what were we talking about?As an exercise and sports science major, who is always on my soap box about childhood obesity, Continue reading →
let’s hear it for…
RACING SEASON!!!!!!! woooohooooo!!!I don't know about where ya'll live, but here in South Carolina (did you hear the twang in that sentence), it is TOO HOT to race in the summer (unless of course, gun start was at 5:30 a.m.). We wake up before the sun and it's already 80 degrees and 99% humidity. Then the sun comes out, and well, it's just ridiculously hot. Race directors apparently take note of Continue reading →
I feel smarter already!
Whew. I am exhausted.In the last 3 days of school I realized there is huge difference between going to work/waiting tables/bartending on little sleep versus sitting in a cold, artificially lit, quiet classroom on little sleep. One keeps me moving so I don't notice the exhaustion. The other? ZZZzzzzzzz. It's all I can do to focus on the notes I am writing without spacing out into la la land, and Continue reading →
How bad do you want it?
As a bartender, it is my job to look at people and decide if I put them in the "definitely legal" , "questionable" or "underage" category. The latter two always require an I.D. check. Walking across campus today at my first day back at school, I couldn't help but eyeball every student I passed. Almost every single one fell into my "underage" category, and would have been met with high scrutiny Continue reading →
the Brain’s taper is over….
You know you are a runner when you spend $496 on college text books and the first thing you think (before "DANG that is a lot of money for 5 books!") is:Darn, there goes 5 marathon entries.Or one really good destination marathon plus airfare.Or 5 new pairs of sneakers.Or 24 local 5k entries.Or 31 tubes of Nuun and 124 Gu's.Or a new Garmin Forerunner 310Xt, a marathon entry, AND a new pair of sweet Continue reading →
Too stubborn for Galloway.
Looking at the calendar today I realized that i skipped one whole month of long runs.Uhh, oops? So I decided, what the heck , I feel good, let's go for a half marathon before breakfast. But in an attempt to not kill myself, I'll use the Galloway method. Alright. I'll admit, Mr. Galloway has something going here with his theory. I ran my fastest 1/2 marathon race using this method. And today, doing Continue reading →
Why?
I bought this month's "Triathlete" magazine. Because after one brick workout and two swims in the pool, I'm well on my way to triathlete land (haaaaa! I've barely got my feet wet..). Anyway, there was an amazing, thought provoking article. "What Really Motivates You?" By Ben Greenfield. I can't find the article online to post for you, but this blog post by Mr. Greenfield gives you the general idea Continue reading →
sorry, I was harvesting.
I've been MIA from the blog world lately, and my excuse is pretty lame. In fact, it looks even funnier when I see it in writing. I've been in Farm Town.Ok, that's not all I've been doing, haha. I've actually been really busy, but the few minutes I've gotten to spend on the Internet this week have been spent on this silly game on Facebook that just last week I was making fun of my co-workers for Continue reading →
