So I should be at the lake right now with friends in Alabama… but the guy got sick so it was a no go. So long run. Sick of this cold and rain.  Caught a break with some sun and blue skies this afternoon WHERE IS MY BLAZING MEMPHIS HEAT AND SUFFOCATING HUMIDITY???

• Distance: 12 miles
• Time: 1:35:44
• Avg Pace: 7:58 min/mile
• Elevation Gain: 214 ft

Felt pretty good and fast until the last 2 miles when I felt like throwing up. Cool randomness, body.

Can’t believe tomorrow is my last exam in college ever and my family will be here to move me out. Waited out the rain of the weekend (and ok let’s face it, real reason for rescheduling my long run- waiting for the pancake maker to become available) and got in 11 miles this morning. Glorious day, ran the Northport bridge for the last time ever and said my goodbyes.

• Distance: 11.00 miles
• Time: 1:32:!6
• Avg Pace: 8:23 min/mile
• Elevation gain: 529 ft

Not the fastest. I did two intense spin classes one day after the other, so my legs were kind of dead. I pushed it though, and it felt good. Now stick rolling and coffee and micro studying.

beautiful day in Ttown. running for the fun of it. finally starting to feel strong again after the marathon

• Distance: 10 miles
• Avg pace: 8:15 min/mile
• Time: 1:22:35
• Elevation gain: 486 ft
• Calories: 949C

• tomorrow starts my last full week of college EVER. whoa.
• next Tuesday is my last and only (lol YAIKNOW) final then the fam will come down to help me move out and eat freakin sweet Tuscaloosa Thai food and beer and then get the hell out of ttown
• home to Memphis for the rest of the week where assuredly the first thing I do will be to hit up Shelby with the Shay-baby and run in the glorious beginning of summer sun and then celebrate my little sister’s belated 19th birthday and also the fact that we’re both going to be in Memphis for the next year HOLLA GOOD TIMES AHEAD
• that second week of May- SO EXCITED. Sunday or Monday packing up the guy and rollin on back down to Alabama to stay at our friend’s lake house with some people for a night or two. there will be boats and pancakes involved. then movin further south to Gulf Shores for our postponed beach trip. sun. seafood. beer. yes.
• I need a job really badly. haven’t heard back from ANYONE. just a thought. but really what’s more important is that I am
• looking for races to sign up for between now and St. Jude in December- can I fit in another marathon? I think yes.
• the guy and I have developed severe dog-mania. it’s getting really bad. don’t trust us around shelter dogs atm. going home to Memphis is going to be dangerous, and when I get my own place, all bets are off.

In an awkward life transition time right now, but I’m happy. Starting to finally feel recovered from the marathon, adding long runs back in, and looking to future races. Recovering from the shock of Boston. Getting over the emotional trauma that was spring break. Thinking of the future less fearfully. I don’t have a plan for the next year and a half yet, but that’s ok. Things are far from perfect, but that’s not a reason to be unhappy anymore. Grateful for second chances and clarity.

First marathon- DONE. A week ago. I took zero week seriously and took time off running and thinking about running. I am really just now mentally prepared to reflect on the race because lol let me tell you

The marathon is no joke. It’s for real. Basically, IT WAS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.

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With 2 weeks to go to marathon weekend (!!!!!), I set out today to run 6 miles as quickly as possible to get out of the worst spring break weather ever (WHY YOU GOTTA DO ME LIKE THIS, MEMPHIS????) as quickly as possible. So leaving the house it was raining and terrible.

2 miles in, I am startled to see MY SHADOW… what’s this??? what does this?? THE SUN??? BLUE SKIES APPEARED. BLUE SKIES. I was so overcome with emotion I just decided to go ahead and make this my long run. Basically I just freaked out. I was only scheduled to do a 12 miler this weekend, but I realized I could PR so rolled on to 13.1. An I PR’d. By over 3 minutes.

I PR’D MY HALF MARATHON TIME IN A RANDOM, UNDOCUMENTED TRAINING RUN. Am I happy? Upset? I DO NOT KNOW.

• Distance: 13.1 miles
• Time: 1:40:51
• Avg. Pace: 7:42 min/mile
• Elevation Gain: 402 ft
• Calories: 1,254 C
• Fastest Mile: mile 12-13 (7:21)
• Slowest Mile: mile 1 (7:59)

I felt like I was flying the whole time. This might have been the best random run of my life.