Tag: running
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I Miss Loving It.
This past Tuesday was the first day this year I didn’t post, which I thought I would feel guilty about, but I don’t want to care. I was in the woods with no service, and it was quite impossible to post. And I don’t plan on making up for it. You wanna know why? Because Read more
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For the Little Girl Who Wanted to Die
I used to do coke in the middle of the night with my ex-boyfriend. I used to steal at every department store I walked into. I used to drink a case of beer alone every night. I used to pop pain pills for fun. I used to sleep with a different guy every night. I Read more
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Marathon Training, Men, and Mild Delusion
This past week was my spring break, and it definitely went by way too fast…I already miss sleeping. I honestly didn’t get much done except learn how to sew and make so many, many bookmarks. I’m also still in training for my marathon, and while I think winter training for a spring marathon is the Read more
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Joy Runs Don’t Last Forever
Today I was at the gym, and I had the sudden urge to just start bawling. Maybe I should start with the fact that I decided to do my 6.5-mile long run before hitting legs at the gym. That was the worst mistake of my life—but I’ll probably do it again at some point, convincing myself it Read more
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Finding My Heart Again
I had a great day today. God…today was the epitome of great. I ran 13.1 miles at a pace far faster than I expected. This past week had been the biggest mental struggle of my life… my brain just wouldn’t stop, and I completely stopped believing in myself and who I was. I got lost Read more
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Six Weeks from Breaking Down to Breaking Through
It took me six weeks… SIX WEEKS! Six out of the twelve weeks in my training for a half-marathon to feel good during my run. For the past six weeks, I’ve barely been able to finish any of my runs, sometimes only making it half a mile before calling it quits. I spent countless hours Read more