Well, it’s 4:40am on Friday and my train is on its way to Richmond! Race-cation here I come! I have never been this nervous for a race before but I know it will happen, in two days I will be … Continue reading
The Phantom Pain
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Marathon Melanie!!
As I’ve neglected this blog the past few months I have also neglected letting all you lovely supporters know how marathon training is going!!! Well I have some exciting news to share with you…. NEXT WEEK IS MY MARATHON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In … Continue reading
I’m Back Through the Eyes of a Runner.
The yellow, orangish, light of dusk begins to creep over the fall colored leaves. The birds still chirp and the sounds of the Septa bus’s squeaky breaks waft through my window as the perfect 70 degree day seeps into my … Continue reading
Peace Through the Eyes of a Runner.
Under the almost full moon I shrug on my extra sweater I brought. Not a thick one, merely a cardigan to supplement the light sweater I tugged on this morning in a house that wasn’t my own. The walls of … Continue reading
Where to Be Through the Eyes of a Runner.
Senior year is in full swing. Assignments, tests, club meetings, work, internship, and job searches. It has been a busy couple weeks and I honestly have not had the energy or desire to sit at my computer and write despite … Continue reading
Some days…
Some days you are just get torn down and upset. Those days I find I run really fast.
Today I ran 7:30 miles. That is really fast for me.
Moral of the story, today I was upset, I ran fast. And that is all the effort I have for a Sunday Runday post.
Back to finance studying.
(Just couldn’t leave you hanging on a Sunday two weeks in a row!)
Guarding Your Heart Through the Eyes of a Runner.
“God guide me, calm my heart, guard my heart, and give me patience.” This is my prayer and mantra recently. Crushing on someone is hard. It requires a fine balance of grace, dignity, being open to what is out there, … Continue reading
My New Job Through the Eyes of a Runner.
I sit in front of my black Ikea desk with my laptop open and a few papers scattered over the surface. My free Cosi coffee in one corner and my water bottle in the other. Black, orange and while walls, … Continue reading
The 5 Stages of my Long Run
Usually I tackle my long runs with friends or at least the majority of it with friends but this week I only got to do a 1/5 of my run with friends which caused some challenges. I wanted to share … Continue reading
A Bartender Through the Eyes of a Runner.
So lately I’ve been posting whatever random whim suits my fancy on here, and today will be no different. Today I wanted to give you a little taste of a class I am taking and what I do for it. … Continue reading
