Dear Running,
I have a confession to make. I've been kinda-sorta cheating on you, but let me explain. I recently got myself involved with road cycling, and like any new relationship, it's new and exciting. I'm not gonna sugar-coat it; my new love is a carbon Cannondale road bike, and I've already gone out with it twice in the past weekend. We are planning another outing this upcoming weekend.
You,...
May 28, 2013
May 27, 2013
I went for a 10 mile long run this morning. I planned on going at an easy pace, and finished in 1:27, averaging about 8:45 min/mile pace. My run felt really great, even though my legs are a bit sore from my workouts this past week.
I'm pretty excited that I was able to maintain a below-9 min/mile pace at such an easy effort. When I finished my run this morning, I wasn't fatigued at all, and felt...
May 25, 2013
Sunday- 6 mi
Monday- 6 mi
Tuesday- 5.5 mi
Wednesday- 4.7 mi
Thursday- Insanity Plyometric Cardio Circuit + 3 mi easy
Friday- 5.3 mi
Saturday- Insanity Power and Resistance + 3.75 mi easy
Week Total- 34.25 mi
I've been waking up at 5:15 am every day this week without an alarm. Now that I have moved back home and gotten all settled, I have the luxury of waking up early and running everyday :)...
May 24, 2013
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May 22, 2013
I would like to share a paper that I wrote this past semester about my running. The prompt was "write about something that you used to hate, and now love". The first thing I thought to write about was running: I used to hate it! Something changed over the past year, and now I genuinely love it! Writing...
May 12, 2013
I haven't been home to celebrate Mother's Day with my mom for the past four years. Usually, I just give her a call and send a card, and once, I sent her flowers. Growing up, I would get up really early to make my mom breakfast and set the table as nicely as I could with a vase of freshly picked flowers....
May 11, 2013
Run- 7.75 mi
Time- 66 mins
I've been wanting to go to Tower Grove Farmer's Market for a very long time. It's a completely local farmer's market at Tower Grove Park that's only open on Saturdays. It's a bit far from where I live, and public transportation there isn't very convenient. By car, it's about...
May 10, 2013
On Wednesday, my friends and I went downtown to go to The London Tea Room for afternoon tea. The London Tea Room is a cute tea shop with a huge variety of teas, pastries, and bites for lunch, such as sandwiches, salads, and soups. Take a look at their menu online. It's really funny! They offer a full...
May 9, 2013
Run- 5.8 mi
Yesterday, I went in to take my last final exam at 8am. At 10am, I was officially done with my four-year undergraduate education. I came out of the exam room with a huge smile on my face and so many feelings. I had a tough week, studying hard for my three final exams, eating like crap, not running (sad), and general anxiety and stress since I really needed to do well on all my finals....
May 5, 2013
Yesterday, I went down to Cherokee St., the Mexican neighborhood of St. Louis, for a Cinco de Mayo festival. Yes, it was only Quatro de Mayo yesterday, but it made sense to have the festival on a Saturday, I guess.
The festival was held on a few blocks of Cherokee St. It was packed with food vendors,...
May 4, 2013
Run- 5 mi
Time- 42 mins
Pace- 8:24 min/mi
I was planning on waking up early this morning to study. I woke up at 7am, make some coffee and whole wheat blueberry pancakes, and studied a bit. Around 9:30, I was feeling restless, and decided to take a break by going outside for a walk. I needed vegetables,...
May 3, 2013
Monday
Run- 4.5 mi
Time- 39 mins
Pace- 8:40 min/mi
Wednesday
Run- 4 mi
Time- 34 mins
Pace- 8:30 min/mi
Thursday
Run- 6.8 mi
Time- 59 mins
Pace- 8:40 min/mi
Lately I've been busy busy busy studying for my finals. Monday through Wednesday was reading week, and exams started yesterday, but I don't have...
