If thats the criteria than, yes, I am most definitely a runner… lol!
But I don’t just stand there looking pissed, I usually stand there and mutter obscenities under my breath. Especially if I had a good pace goin’ 😉
Well, I’m swamped with reading 4 chapters, and I already have a couple of papers I need to be working on… and its only the second day of classes. I spent 14 hours either in my car or at a desk at work or at school today. My knees hurt from being bent all day, and my butt and lower back hurt from being sedentary. When 7:55pm rolled around and the professor began to make sidebar conversation with my peers, I quietly escaped the classroom and ran to my car. I wanted to take advantage of the last bits of day light. I needed to see the sun for my own sanity after being in a window-less office then a window-less classroom all day. Plus I didn’t want to run in total darkness.
I got to the house, greeted the pups, changed and headed out the door. I did 3 miles at an 8:50 pace under the light of a full moon. Not the best run I’ve had but most definitely not the worst. I’ll proudly accept my performance, especially considering the crazy long day I had. Feels so good to keep it up! Now…. lets get some of that reading done… :-\
Happy Mother’s Day to all my friends who are mothers, step mothers, soon to be mothers, like mothers, nurturers and caregivers. All women are honored on this day for all the ways that we are maternal and loving! Xoxo
I’ve been tired since the minute I woke up at 6am this morning… and the coffee wasn’t working. I was hungry all day despite scarfing down what I brought for lunch, and the cat nap I took on the couch when I got home didn’t refresh or energize me at all. I’ve been uncomfortable and cranky ALL DAY and the last thing I wanted to do was push myself to go out into the South Florida heat and exhaust myself even further on a run.
But as 7pm rolled around, all I could think about was this: If you want to accomplish anything in life, ANY goal whatsoever (whether it be fitness, school, work, relationships, finances etc.) you gotta do the work. You have to do things you don’t want to do. You have to sacrifice your time, energy and preferences. Sometimes it sucks but, you just have to lace up and do it.
Good thing I pushed through the exhaustion today: 3.01 miles at an 8:40 pace!!! Whaaaa??!! Look who’s getting faster! 😉 Now I remember why I run! I can see that 1:59:00 half marathon in my near future.
Thank you God for giving me the health and ability to run, to be outside, to see the beautiful things I’d never see or feel while sitting indoors.
We are given one body. Why not use it to experience and accomplish great things?!
Here’s how I put it all together:
Today I am grateful for the opportunity to make myself a yummy dinner and relax. This recipe was inspired by my Spanish co-worker’s quick fix dinner recipe for zucchini soup. She calls it “Crema de Calabazin” or “Cream of Zucchini.” I attempted to make it the night she told me about it but made the mistake of making it too thin and watery. I reattempted it today and added my own touches to make it more nutritious AND amazingly delicious.
Ingredients:
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