Baby We Were Born to Run

Which is exactly what I'm not doing today.
I hate rest days.
And it always seems like my rest days fall on the ONE day that the weather is perfect.
But I'm currently sunburned and my right cheek (and no, I don't mean the one on my face) is sore for some reason.
So I suppose that a rest day is good.

But it's so hard to just sit around!
Plus I have my Econ class again today, which I don't exactly find enthralling either.

But I'm supposed to go rock wall climbing this afternoon with some friends.
So let's just hope my butt doesn't fail me!

Run For the Hills

So I was reading CAUTION: Redhead Running when I came across a post of hers about something near and dear to my heart:
Boob loss.
Apparently I'm not the only female runner that has experienced the devastating loss of a cup size due to my favorite pastime. And like Morgan, I continue to have what one can only classify as a 'ghetto booty', while my boobs seemed to have run for the hills. They're refusing to return.

But I'm leaving the porch light on.
You know, just in case.

Speed Days

I hate them.
Loathe them.
Want to assassinate them.

But I did intervals today.
Trying to stay positive, I'll just say I'm happy it's over.

But I made a 94 on my Econ test (which I was positive that I failed...).
But High School spring break continues rather uneventfully.
I watched Easy A last night and had Chinese food.
Woooo. Wild times, my friends.

Emma Stone is great in this movie! A really smart teenage comedy.

Run long.

I Never Promised You A Rose Garden.

I did, however, promise a vegetable garden!
I planted all my seeds today. I'm excited to see their progress.
Unfortunately, I got a little too much sun today, so my face matches my hair.

But yesterday was pretty great as well.
I did another 10 mile long run, and even though my knees were wobbly at the end, I felt great.
I'm hoping I can extend it by another mile soon.

My knees felt like the poor guy on the right.

I definitely love long runs.
Speed is my enemy, but endurance is my best friend.
What about you?

Everybody's Working For The Weekend

This has been such a long week. 

BUT IT'S FRIDAY.

And I'm officially on Spring Break. 

So what do I intend to do over the next week?

1. Visit grandpa (a given).

2. Go to my college classes. (High School spring break and College Spring break aren't the same.)

3. Sleep in.

4. Watch my favorite movies. 

5. Finish Animal Vegetable Miracle

6. Start my vegetable garden.

7. RUN RUN RUN.

Last week mom agreed to donate a patch of our side yard to me as the site for my new project: 

Project Vegetable. 

I'm eager to start growing my own vegetables. 

I eat plenty as it is, so why not grow them?

We went to the seed store and bough basil, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, yellow squash, and cucumbers.

Unfortunately, it's been raining so I can't plant them yet, but I'm going to prep the area this weekend regardless.

Of course, I'll be running a lot too.

Just because I'm starting another venture in my life doesn't mean I'll give up on my one true love!

Run long.

Marginal Benefits

So I didn't go into either of my high school classes because I was exhausted this morning and my throat hurt. 

But after an extra hour of sleep, I got up, made some tea, and checked my email. 

And I got into the Peachtree Road Race!

I'm super excited because for the first time, Peachtree was a lottery.

And it's the first time I'll be doing it. 

And after I drank my tea, I was feeling a lot better and went on a relatively lax run.

Unfortunately, I have an Econ test at the college today and I'm pretty sure I'm going to bomb it. 

But I enjoyed my run, nonetheless.

And getting into Peachtree kind of neutralizes my impending failure. 

Run long!

Food Fight

So I feel like I've been eating way too much food lately. 

But at the same time, I'm trying not to beat myself up about it. 

I know I'm exercising a lot and that none of what I'm eating is junk food.

Still, with all my past food struggles, it's always hard to know whether or not I'm eating the right amount. 

But I ran five miles today.

And even though it was rather cold and rainy outside, I'm glad I did it. 

My grandpa also seemed to be doing a bit better today. 

He joked around with me more than he did yesterday, which is always a good sign. 

He's told me not to spread myself too thin by visiting him so often, but I can tell that the company perks him up. 

The two of us about 3 or 4 years ago during Christmas.