There’s a reason why I decided I wanted to lean into fitness this June, but I didn’t state it publicly before, because it was a big, scary goal and when you make it public, people see. And when people see you declaring that you are going to do something, they expect you to actually do …
I have exercised more in the past two years than I ever have in my life. I was never a particularly athletic kid – I played soccer for a while, I ran a season of cross country in middle school, and I trained for a 5k in college, but sports were never my thing. In …
I ran the Mississippi River Half Marathon today! I’m very satisfied with how I did, but also… I did not anticipate how cold it would be – I was expecting high 40’s, given the weather forecast. I brought tights to Greenville just in case, but I really don’t like to run in tights – I …
I started running about a year ago. I started running thirteen years ago when I was on the cross country team in seventh grade, but a year ago is when I started running and kept it up enough to get stronger and better. I did my half marathon in February, and I kept running through …
I did the thing. It was raining the entire time. My time, according to the chip, was 2:57:34. My unofficial, I will be okay even if I don’t make it goal, was under three hours. I made it. Here’s the full race report: Before the race – I spent the night at my friend’s house …
I ran six miles this week. I mean, I ran 11.7 miles this week, but I ran six of those in a row. I’m really proud of that. Two months ago, I was definitely not capable of running six miles, but now I can. I could probably do seven right now, but I’m all cozy …
In August, I did something that was a little bit ambitious and a little bit impulsive. I registered for a half marathon, which is coming up in February. This is big! I ran a 5k in college, and I ran a (very, very slow) season of cross country in seventh grade, but overall, I have …