Final

This may well be my final blog post. Or at least for now. I've actually been writing in this blog for a homework assignment in my communications class. It's been pretty fun, although I think the people that read this blog already know most the things about my life that I talk about.

Class is now over and I have finals week to look forward to :) Each final is going to take some serious studying so I think I will probably just space it out and take one every day of finals. I have five finals and their is five days. Hopefully I'll be able to fit in some runs during the week as well.

I went to Divergent last night and it was pretty awesome. It was fun to see and the only part I didn't like was how the parents died. I was thinking about what faction I would be categorized in. I was thinking probably Erudite. Dauntless is a bit much for me.

Well thanks for reading my blog. If you want to know more about my life you'll just have to talk to me :)
May the force be with you

13.5 Miles

I felt mentally prepared for the pain of marathon training, but what I failed to realize was the amount of time it takes to train for a marathon. It takes two hours for me to run 13.5 miles. Running every day 5-15 miles takes up a ton of time! With end of the semester crunch time, I have really had to make an effort.

Today I went for a quick 3-miler and it felt great. The long runs are dreadful, but it makes the short runs enjoyable. I really do like running and that's why I do it. It makes me feel healthy and happy. 

Here's a classic video clip to keep things interesting:

Also, with this being the last week of classes, I will no longer be required to blog...

Longest Run Ever

Last week I ran the farthest I have ever ran in my entire life. 13.7 miles. It was hard, but I did it. For the first time I tried out energy goo and ran with a water bottle because the run took Jared and I two hours. I think it worked. I didn't feel out of breath or out of energy, it was more of a tired muscles and body and soreness all over.  My legs were shaking when we stopped for water and so were Jareds. The difference was that I felt pain and he didn't. Somehow Jared can just run and run and not feel a thing. Or so it seems.

I was sore in my legs all day and then the next day I was sore in my lower back. My roommate tells me this is normal, that when you run long distances it uses more of your core and back. I'm wondering more and more why I decided to run this marathon. I'll let you know if I can think of a really good reason, but for now, I'll just keep running so I actually can make it the 26.2 miles without killing myself.