Quick Marathon Update

....Sounds about right!
Just kidding.... I prefer to hydrate with beer :)


Okay, okay, anyway....Marathon Update.


I'm in the 2 week taper before the big day.
I ran 20 miles a week and a half ago with no problems.
I ran 14 miles on Saturday and the marathon injury leprechauns decided to have an early St. Patrick's Day celebration on my body....
Ugh!


Huge blister on my little toe pad.
My poor peroneal tendonitits is back... back in a big way. 
I didn't run Sunday. I just got back from trying to run this morning... no good. Sharp pain all over my foot.


Plan of Attack?
1. Heal my blister ASAP
2. Go see my main ankle dude and pray I'll be able to run 26 miles in 12 days... 


EEEK! 
Wish me luck!!!!

Productive Mornings.

I know, I know... I'm sure some of ya'll looked at this title and thought "what the hay is this girl talking about!"
But it is true.
Mornings are the most productive time of day for me....

Take for example this morning:
Between the hours of 5:13am and 8:24 I managed to:

• drink half cup of coffee and read some blogs
• study for a chem quiz tonight
• assemble some "over 3 hour oats"
• run 7 miles
• shower
• blow dry AND straighten my hair
• make my bed
• make today's lunch
• make tonight's dinner large snack before class
• enjoy my 3 hour oats ... in a *premature empty jar of peanut butter

.....ALL while watching the Today Show :)

The most I get done after work is putting my dinner dishes in the dishwasher...and that's on a good day :)

Promise Pictures Soon,

Pumpkin Season

This

Is

Why

 I Love

 Fall.

Headlines and Breaking News

If I wasn't so lazy I would have updated my blogs 3 times this week.... but since I AM being lazy, here are some headlines and breaking news...you know.... if my week was a newspaper:

25-Year Old Returns to School

Tonight After 3 Year Hiatus!

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Little Sister of Erin bought PLAIN Oatmeal

and Plans to Eat it for BREAKFAST!!

10 Miles DONE before 7:00

Roommate loads

dishwasher and STARTS it!!

Last Week Before the Taper Begins...

TGtomorrowIF,

Columbus.... We have a Problem....

 A CRICKET PROBLEM!!!!!!

These are not actual pictures... are you kidding me... I would never get this close to these guys.... but the pictures do do justice. These things are scary...scary enough to warrant 2 25-year old girls to jump on couches, scream like their getting killed, spray cleaning spray on them and throw towels and hand weights on top of it:

no judging. these are big. they are ugly. and they jump.

Back to normal blogging tomorrow. 

Until then.... sleeeeeep well.....

Chaos

I was talking with my roommate last night, and we were both expressing how out of control and unorganized our lives feel. Between money, work, aspiring life and career goals and just that general "I'm 25 years old, what the heck am I doing in my life" feeling... things are just, you know, *meh.

I've gotten to that point when all you want to do is scream. How much more positive can someone be when nothing ever seems to roll in their favor...

....not a lot, but I'm trying. I promise.

It would just be nice, ya know... if I got one of the million, okay 4,  jobs I've interviewed for, or if I didn't have a nagging ex-boyfriend who makes me feel guilty everyday, or if my running 30 miles a week could make my stomach flat, or if I could actually get a boyfriend to make me the center of their world (believe me - everyone around me is getting engaged, married or in serious relationships...bah!) OR I could be happy as a clam all day, everyday....

but until then...

I've got my running.

I've got my bengal beer.

This is purely on the blog for show. I love the can but I would much rather sip a pumpkin beer or an october fest.

and I've got my watermelon.

and fall temperatures are on the way!

Stay Positive,

Short and Sweet

well... sorta... short and sweet referring to this post.


I got the pleasure of enjoying this pre-run:

YEP! 

Oatmeal with a lil' peanut butter - dark chocolate kiss swirl.

(breakfasts like this make me dumbfounded on how people cannot enjoy oatmeal)

Then I get the pleasure of dominating 18 miles :)

Have a wonderful and lovely Saturday,