I'm baaacck!!!

It's been awhile, so I'm going to ease back into the blogosphere by providing a list of what I've been up to since March 27th. Shall we? Let's.

• I've kept all my A's this semester. 4 more weeks to go.

• I have committed RPM 50 and ATTACK 72 to memory and am ready to rock starting tomorrow.

• I PR'ed on clean and jerk at 125lb. What a happy day.

• I ran a marathon relay with 3 studs. We came in at 4:01:37 despite fighting heat and other, um, elements.

• I turned 26.

So those are the highlights.

I've also been thinking a lot about how we view ourselves in relation to other people. How it's completely jaded us and made us not appreciate our own personal accomplishments because we're constantly looking at how we stack up in the grander scheme of things. Or maybe it's just me. Regardless, my goal for my new birth year is to celebrate my own victories. Of course I'll still look to others for inspiration/motivation/other-ation, but I'd really like to just be in a place of yes. Ala Bethenny "Stop Pissing on my Cornflakes" Frankel.

So here's to 26, blogging more, and eating my cornflakes. Rawr.

What the heck is a sham?

Yesterday I ran the My Sham Rox 15k. I used to be an actual runner. By that, I mean I would brave the elements all the way down to the single digits. I never missed a training run. And I had all the cool gear to reinforce the fact that I was legit.

Oh how the times have changed. Since those days of running glory, I have registered for 3 marathons and not run one of them. I was injured for STL last April. And I've bailed on KC and Houston since then. Seriously, who does that? The only running I do now is when it is built into a WOD. Or a track 6 in Attack.

I guess I still have the cool gear. That's something.

Anyway, I'm happy to announce that my love for running has been rekindled. There's something about a good long run that does something zen to a person. Even as I was cursing (literally, cursing) the hills yesterday, I would do it all again today. But only if I had my running partner with me. Haha!

I suppose that is all. All the work I've so blatantly not done while on spring break is piling up. It's going to be a long next few weeks. Luckily, with the help of the Starbucks Tribute Blend I shall survive.

Thumbs up.

She Runs She Walks She Rides She Rocks

I found that saying on a shirt while picking up my race packet yesterday. I loved it. And I now own the shirt. I suppose I'll really have to become a cyclist and get my rear on a bike outdoors to be legit. Soon, grasshopper. Maybe I will count my pennies and see if they equal up to the monies I need to make the purchase. (I'm pretty sure they don't.)

So I ran the Bass Pro half marathon this morning. I just registered for it earlier this week. I was supposed to run 12 miles anyway in preparation for Houston marathon training, so it worked out well. I had a great time! I love that race. The course was different this year, and we ran downtown and through the Missouri State campus, and then a little on the Greenways. Since it was a training run, I didn't care so much about giving it everything I had. Finishing the distance was the goal. But I did run at a surprisingly good clip for a training run, and I finished in about 2:02 unofficially. After today, I'm really excited about Houston. The distance running community is so awesome. It sounds weird, I know, but it's true. I teared up watching coverage of the NYC marathon today. So awesome to watch. And Shalane Flanagan? She's my new(est) hero. Yay runners!

As for my legs, they feel great. I chugged my miracle-working recovery drink post-race, followed by some chocolate chip pancakes, and I feel good as new. Holla!

Bye for now.