Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants.

First of all, I didn’t really intend on actually going to the 5k I had signed up for that was today because it was in Duluth (2 hrs away, where I go to school) and neither my mother or my father could go. I was afraid to go myself because it was the first 5k I’ve participated in, but this morning my dad woke me up and told me he convinced my brother to go with me. First off, if you know my brother, this was a shock in and of itself. SECONDLY, since I had not planned on going, I ran hard at the gym yesterday. Had I known I was actually going to follow through with participating in this 5k, I would have taken a rest day yesterday.

That being said, I have no regrets about going. It was one of the most exhilarating experiences I’ve had in a long while, and the adrenaline pumping through my body was a fantastic wake-up call. Now, my time ended up being 30:24, which breaks it down to a 9:47 mile. I know it’s clearly not the best time ever, but it’s a lot better than I had expected for my first race, factoring in the circumstances of me driving for 3 hours, not having eaten for 7 (traffic, and no time to drive anywhere to eat), a hard gym workout the night before, and having little to no experience with running outside in extreme humidity.

I had highly considered running with no earbuds in and simply taking the course and the entire experience in, but for my first run, I had decided that a little musical motivation from my ipod couldn’t hurt. It was such a rewarding experience to be around people who enjoy running as much as I do (even if it’s only a couple of miles at a time). Every time I felt the need to give up and begin walking (which I admittedly gave into a couple of times for a few seconds), there was always someone on my tail, or a sign from a spectator that stated “dear EVERYONE, you can do it!”

Overall, I finish this night with sore feet and a motivated heart. No regrets, and I give you my word…this may be the first 5k I’ve run, but it will most certainly not be the last.

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This is literally my strategy for working out. It works great, too!

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Truth!

THIS, y’all.

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Even I’m running on my rest day. Proud! :) Going to the gym instead of running outside because it is over 90 degrees and I don’t want to die of heat exhaustion.

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I’m sitting here watching American Ninja Warrior (which, if you’ve never seen it, is pretty damn interesting…I’m fascinated by obstacle course game shows) and it’s inspiring me to go out for a run and do some more workouts. Problem is, I’m extremely sore from doing the Insanity Fit Test yesterday, and I have another video of Insanity to do later today (Plyometric Cardio Circuit). In addition to this, I have rehearsal later tonight that I cannot be exhausted for. It’ll be a long night but I’m determined to get through it.

For now, I think I’ll just play with my rats a bit and enjoy the sunlight by shooting some hoops or going for a bike ride…something a lot less strenuous than running^_^

I had to ease into running again with my foot but it’s doing much better than before, which I am absolutely thrilled about.

Woke up, wrote out an outline for my theatre history paper, showered, made lunch to bring to school, made and ate breakfast, was at the gym by 8:30 and ran a 5k in about 30mins, and it’s not even 10am yet!!

I hope the day goes by quickly. I would like to do some arms today but we’ll see how everything pans out.

Hope everyone is having an awesome day :)

For runners!

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