August 2011
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first day of practice tomorrow!
technically it’s paper turn it, but we’ll do an unnofficial run anyways. maybe through the fountians on the college campus near by (: then play some sardines- the official game of rams xc. SO EXCITED. i went to rach’s house today and we had a water fight, then got online to try and find some good tshirt quotes for our girl’s team shirts. we found a few we liked, but...
July 2011
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Runners reblog!
weight-obsessed:
I want to follow all the runners out there!
I don’t care if you’ve been running all your life, or just started today. I don’t care if you’re a sprinter, or a marathon runner. I don’t care if you’re underweight, or overweight.
I just want to follow other runners so reblog!:)
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back from xc camp!
probably one of the greatest weeks of my life. i’ll follow up with some stories & some interesting info/lessons we got over the course of the week, but it’s just way to much to tell at one time.
so. much. fun.
“GOOD ENOUGH ISN’T”
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shoes
i wear asics. cross country, track, spikes.. when i wear one pair out i get another pair of asics. i love how nikes look… although they seem like more of a cross training shoes. they’re so awesome looking. my uncle got an awesome pair of grey and neon ones for like, $30 at bobs. we don’t have bob’s where i live, but i really want a pretty pair of nikes. without having to...
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howdy!
well, it is summer after all, and i’ve literally been travelling all of july. i’m heading to xc camp tomorrow… and it’s been a consistent 95-105 degrees here with high humidity. hopefully i don’t die.
keep running everyone!
lose yourself: in the music. the moment. you want it. you better never let it go. you only get one shot… [ultimate pump up song]
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when it hurts, make it hurt more
thank goodness i found running. or it found me. whoever made the introduction, i am forever indebted to you.
when i’m in a terrible mood, i can run. if someone hurt me, i just make it hurt more. but not in my head, or in my heart. in my calves. my arms. my thighs. my abs. pain is weakness leaving the body, and i want to be strong. the trails don’t care what you look like, what you...
“whining is a waste of oxygen you’re about to need a lot of”
“There’s something so universal about that sensation, the way running unites our...”
– Christopher McDougall (Born to Run)
reading born to run via google books preview
…yeah. i’m that girl.
runner habits...
i’m so used to using my elastic waistband on spandex/ running shorts at meets, practices, around the house, etc for carrying my phone that i have to remind myself that’s what pockets are for on regular shorts.
hahaha, runner girl problems.
ps: why do guy’s athletic shorts (not short shorts, just regular ones) have pockets and girl’s don’t?
week of july 4- july 9
monday: didn’t run (fourth of july shenanigans)
tuesday: 4.5 miles around lake
wednesday: 40 minutes hard paced thursday: 35 minutes moderate with fast kick at the end
friday: 35 minutes moderate. got honked at by a lot of creepy construction workers. that will be the last time we don’t run in the woods for a while…
saturday: gunna be in the car for a while, might be able to...
one of the best blogs ever...
http://runnergirlproblemss.tumblr.com/
what do you really want?
I could stay the way that I am. I am healthy and fit and generally accepting of the way I look. I won’t die if I stop trying so hard and if I remain in my size 3/4 jeans. But there is a quote in one of my favorite books:
I had blonde hair that got much lighter in the summer time, slightly green if I swam too much, which didn’t bother me because I was a total track rat, the kind of girl to...
manmukh:
I wouldn’t call myself an “active person” but ugh I love the feeling I get after working out for like half an hour. I feel like I can breathe better and it’s like I sweated out all of the shitty feelings that I have and ugh I just wish I cared more
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find of the day
i was at dick’s sporting goods, and on clearance they had a women’s adidas polyester training jacket on sale for $20, originally $45. bargains on nice athletic clothes = awesome. too bad it’s 85 degrees with 80% humidity.
“We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and...”
– Sir Roger Bannister, first runner to run a sub-4 minute mile (via goneonarun)
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do you smell bacon, i smell bacon?
plus about having your home xc course go through a campground: it’s shady minus about having your home xc course go through a campground: if you run it in the summer, there will be people camping.
so this morning, as we were running along the trail that leads to the campground, i turned to rach: “do you smell bacon? i smell bacon” “and pancakes”...
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oftentimes i find it ironic that i blog about...
it’s all about balance i guess, hahaha
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week of june 27 - july 2
monday: 4 miles moderate
tuesday: didn’t run (shhhhh…. i had a dentists appointment and it was reallllyyyy hot & humid later)
wednesday: 3 miles fast
thursday: 4.5 miles hard-paced
friday: 4.5-4.75? moderate/hard paced
saturday: 5k xc course plus add on [hasn’t happened yet though, hahah]
basically this is the first week since i took the assigned 2 week hiatus after...
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yale girl
we’ve been holding unofficial conditioning practices for xc since school let out, although when having 5 people come out is a good day, it’s less of a practice and more of a ‘let’s not run by ourselves’ type thing. which is fine, because i’ve run everyday this week, and if i stay on track, i’ll be in tip top shape before official practice begins in...
