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Marathon Day Will be a Major Milestone in Our Relationship

October 8, 2015Relationshipsanxiety, marathon, marathon training, mental health, relationships, running, trainingEmily

Ever since Eric and I started dating, I have been in some stage of marathon training. I’ve been waking up early to do very long runs, and he’s patiently been dealing with my constant exhaustion (and subsequent irritability), 8:15pm betimes, complaints of stomach cramps and soreness, self-imposed anxiety, profuse sweating, raging and erratic hunger, frequent napping, bizarre skin chaffing, and complete lack of motivation to leave the neighborhood because I JUST. CAN’T.

So needless to say, he is super psyched for the day this marathon is over.

What he doesn’t realize, however, is that it is going to be a pretty rough day.

Because that’s the day he will discover that none of the above has anything to do with marathon training.

It’s just who I am as a person.

#toolatenow #strategy

You Can Learn a Very Good Lesson From My Family

October 6, 2015Familybrother, determination, family, half marathon, health, kidney stones, marathon, runners, running, siblings, sister, sports, training, utiEmily

This morning, as I was running at 6am after having been sick all week, I started to doubt my ability to run this upcoming Philadelphia marathon.

But then I remembered that I ran my very first marathon a few years ago with an extremely painful UTI (don’t ask. I discovered it too late. And I’d come too far).

And my sister ran a half marathon with a bladder full of kidney stones.

And my brother ran a half marathon with two extremely chafed, stinging, bleeding nippples.

And we ALL finished our races. And made pretty good time! Which just goes to show.

My family is disgusting.

We really should take better care of ourselves.

Jesus Christ.

September 28, 2015Kids/Teachingcentral park, fitness, health, honesty, jogging, kids, marathon, marathon training, running, teachingEmily

Kid: “My mom and I saw you running in Central Park on Saturday!”

Me: “Oh yeah!? How’d I look?”

Kid: “REALLY tired.”

Me: “Hahah yeah– I was!”

Fuck you.

Roadblocks

August 17, 2015Kids, Random Thoughts/Happeningscharity miles, heat, kids, marathon, obx, outer banks, running, vacationEmily

Staring at your Charity Miles app for almost the entire duration of your 9 mile OBX run in what can only be described as dog-death humidity (I swear I passed a whimpering, defeated camel), does NOT make the time go by faster.

It DOES, however, cause you to trip over a toddler on his tricycle.

Sorry, kid.

But seriously. Stop crying.

You’re fine.

Motivation

May 4, 2015Random Thoughts/Happeningschipotle, marathon, motivation, philadelphia, philadelphia marathon, philly, runners, runningEmily

Sometimes you have to sign up for another marathon for the sole reason that you miss eating Chipotle.

Well, you miss eating it on a daily basis.

Well, you miss eating it guilt-free on a daily basis.

Til death do us part, Chipotle.

(No, literally. This race might kill me.)

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