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Location:

NC,USA

Member Since:

Dec 14, 2013

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

10k - 43:06

6k - 25:00

5k - 19:30

3k - 11:17

1600m - 5:31

1500m - 5:13

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Maintain base fitness while abroad in the spring

Learn to love running again

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run half & full marathons

Stay fit & healthy

Marry a runner & have fast kids? (kidding but not kidding)

Grow in my enjoyment of running, regardless of pace/times

Personal:

I currently run for Wofford College in South Carolina, where I double major in biology and Spanish. I will be spending 5 months studying abroad in Chile in 2017. I love cookie dough a little too much and spend most of my free time outside or asleep (or both). Living & running to know Christ and to make Him known!

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Structure 18 Lifetime Miles: 795.13
Adizero Avanti 2.0 Spikes Lifetime Miles: 69.05
Saucony Breakthru Lifetime Miles: 466.61
Nike Pegasus 31 Lifetime Miles: 533.93
Nike Vomero 10 Lifetime Miles: 498.70
Adidas Response Boost 2.0 Lifetime Miles: 194.45
Brooks Ghost 8 Lifetime Miles: 97.05
Brooks Glycerin 13 Lifetime Miles: 87.50
Mizuno Wave Rider 19 Lifetime Miles: 36.65
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Jeeze I haven't posted in so long.....I'm really bummed about how I've fallen out of the habit of logging my runs. I think it's in part because I've somewhat fallen out of love with running. As an update, I'll go ahead and say this semester has been a disaster for me running-wise. I had a terrible cross season, starting slow & getting slower every race. After our post-XC break as we transitioned to indoor, I jumped into things a little too quickly and somehow managed to injur my foot. I don't know yet what's wrong, but our trainer is worried its a stress fracture. We'll see, but fingers crossed its nothing major.

All this to say, I'm not running right now. I'm biking though, and actually enjoying that a lot. I hope my time off will give me some perspective on the semester and on my running career. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From jtshad on Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 16:17:25 from 141.221.191.225

Sorry about the running issues. With all your business in life, it is a tough balance when school, team, friends, etc. all compete for your time, passion, focus. All this is likely an opportunity for a break and refresh moment. Be gracious with yourself. Remember, you are more than a runner and/or a time on a clock. For me, it is a never ending reassessment of priorities amongst my "6 F's": Faith, Family, Friends, Fitness, Function, Fun. The balance is never even and often time one of them try to take too big a chunk of my life. For me, prayer and time asking for His plan for me is my only way through the tough times.

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