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See you’re still faster than a lot of people even though YOU don’t think you are! You will get your super speedy powers back 100% soon though!!
I do the same things as you. Sometimes I even leave my Garmin at home and go with what just feel right. It takes a lot of stress off!
I could probably read about running and food. All day long.
ahhhh kids always say the craziest things. unrelated to running…i had an allergic reaction to something once when i woke up at a residential camp where i worked…my face was super swollen and the first kid i see says “ms. julia…you look like a goldfish.” why thank you…that was the look i was going for. ha!
you are awesome. seriously. you are DEFINITELY speedy whether you feel like it or not! but sometimes if i am in a run and just not feeling the pace i will change my goals…maybe i will just tackle more hills that run…then i have an excuse to be “slower” 😉
haha…okay, i was wearing a visor and working at a sandwich shop once. i was making a kid his sammy and then he gets to the register and yells, “WOW!! i thought u were a boy!!!” niiice. 🙂 my hair was back in a bun, but still, that stung a bit. 😉
Haha…”if you were on the bike trail today and you saw a girl who looked like she was busting her bum and still not running all that fast try and spit, but the spit landed on her own shoulder and arm so that she looked like a pathetic mess…that was not me” –
no, that wasn’t me, either. 😉
Aww, so cute!! I have no internal pace monitor whatsoever, although some days I feel like I”m working hard and I get home and think wow, that was slow…or other days I’m breezing by and it turns out I ran at a rockin’ pace!!!
Ok, about your room. I had a lime green room 2 years ago!! It made me so happy since it was so bright and cheerful. I used black accents, but it sounds like navy will bring the same strong contrast that made me love my room even more. You’ll have to post a picture or two when it’s all done 🙂
I’ve been finding it hard not to compare my current self to my old self recently with running. I know it’s unhelpful and that the only thing that is going to get me back there is to keep hacking away at the miles one step at a time but there is something inside that says a little damn every time I fall short of where I was.
It’s exciting about painting your room! Those colours will look awesome together and definitely go with the shades that seem to be predominant in your art.
Oh and yeah, I stopped trying to spit while I was running when I found it consistently landed on my shoe or my shin. Now I am a complete grandma and carry a handkerchief. Yes, I have had comments on this.
i think we all tend to think about “the good old days” and that’s okay, there ARE great memories to recall and remember. i think when we catch ourselves getting negative about the current ‘us’ we channel our previous selves and use it more as inspiration rather than self-defeation/depression. hmmm, i hope u can make any sense of that last sentence…lol! but keep ur head up and just keep putting one foot ahead!! and i’m going to steal ur advice and do the same. 🙂 PS- AWESOME poetry u have rocking over there!
I’m with Christina… even though it’s not your norm… you’re still going fast and most people would kill to have your speed and talent… but I also understand the feeling of being a “different” runner… and missing the old you. I know you’ll get back to your old self and feel awesome again… and you’re doing a good job of looking at the bright side and being happy that you can even run at all. 🙂
A little girl at church today (5 years old) started dramatically singing along to the hymn… it was hilarious!!! I almost peed my pants. 🙂 Kids are awesome!
awww, thanks so much jessica, u are so sweet! and yes, i often remind myself that even a slow mile is FAR better than no miles at all! and i’d probably just go insane if i wasn’t ever to get back to it….haha.
oh man, that is so funny about the little girl…how cute, but i’m glad u were able to avoid wetting urself…hehe! jk
See you’re still faster than a lot of people even though YOU don’t think you are! You will get your super speedy powers back 100% soon though!!
I do the same things as you. Sometimes I even leave my Garmin at home and go with what just feel right. It takes a lot of stress off!
I could probably read about running and food. All day long.
haha…yes, we are both total foodie and running addicts. 🙂 and thanks for ur kind words, really, u’re such a sweetie!
ahhhh kids always say the craziest things. unrelated to running…i had an allergic reaction to something once when i woke up at a residential camp where i worked…my face was super swollen and the first kid i see says “ms. julia…you look like a goldfish.” why thank you…that was the look i was going for. ha!
you are awesome. seriously. you are DEFINITELY speedy whether you feel like it or not! but sometimes if i am in a run and just not feeling the pace i will change my goals…maybe i will just tackle more hills that run…then i have an excuse to be “slower” 😉
haha…okay, i was wearing a visor and working at a sandwich shop once. i was making a kid his sammy and then he gets to the register and yells, “WOW!! i thought u were a boy!!!” niiice. 🙂 my hair was back in a bun, but still, that stung a bit. 😉
Haha…”if you were on the bike trail today and you saw a girl who looked like she was busting her bum and still not running all that fast try and spit, but the spit landed on her own shoulder and arm so that she looked like a pathetic mess…that was not me” –
no, that wasn’t me, either. 😉
haha!!! long live the runners who have yet to perfect the perfect spit and stride! 🙂
Aww, so cute!! I have no internal pace monitor whatsoever, although some days I feel like I”m working hard and I get home and think wow, that was slow…or other days I’m breezing by and it turns out I ran at a rockin’ pace!!!
Ok, about your room. I had a lime green room 2 years ago!! It made me so happy since it was so bright and cheerful. I used black accents, but it sounds like navy will bring the same strong contrast that made me love my room even more. You’ll have to post a picture or two when it’s all done 🙂
lime green is the BEST!!! has been my fav color forever!! hmmm, u just now became eveeeeen cooler if that was possible. 🙂
I’ve been finding it hard not to compare my current self to my old self recently with running. I know it’s unhelpful and that the only thing that is going to get me back there is to keep hacking away at the miles one step at a time but there is something inside that says a little damn every time I fall short of where I was.
It’s exciting about painting your room! Those colours will look awesome together and definitely go with the shades that seem to be predominant in your art.
Oh and yeah, I stopped trying to spit while I was running when I found it consistently landed on my shoe or my shin. Now I am a complete grandma and carry a handkerchief. Yes, I have had comments on this.
i think we all tend to think about “the good old days” and that’s okay, there ARE great memories to recall and remember. i think when we catch ourselves getting negative about the current ‘us’ we channel our previous selves and use it more as inspiration rather than self-defeation/depression. hmmm, i hope u can make any sense of that last sentence…lol! but keep ur head up and just keep putting one foot ahead!! and i’m going to steal ur advice and do the same. 🙂 PS- AWESOME poetry u have rocking over there!
I’m with Christina… even though it’s not your norm… you’re still going fast and most people would kill to have your speed and talent… but I also understand the feeling of being a “different” runner… and missing the old you. I know you’ll get back to your old self and feel awesome again… and you’re doing a good job of looking at the bright side and being happy that you can even run at all. 🙂
A little girl at church today (5 years old) started dramatically singing along to the hymn… it was hilarious!!! I almost peed my pants. 🙂 Kids are awesome!
awww, thanks so much jessica, u are so sweet! and yes, i often remind myself that even a slow mile is FAR better than no miles at all! and i’d probably just go insane if i wasn’t ever to get back to it….haha.
oh man, that is so funny about the little girl…how cute, but i’m glad u were able to avoid wetting urself…hehe! jk