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Long Run

September 14, 2009 (Afternoon)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: amazing

Comments:
Thanks coaches for the socks. (Brace yourselves everyone..long entry..)

I ran with Jessica and Rachael. We ran down Pine, turned onto Main street and ran through the freezer aisles at Albertson's and then ran down Meridian road. We turned and ran down this little path and into my old neighborhood and I showed them my old house and all the kids I grew up with (yay!) And then we ran down the path to Tulley, down linder and turned right onto Cherry and took the canal back to the school. It wasn't long enough so we ran the last 30 seconds to the parking lot.

I felt decent the whole run. Nothing really hurt, my legs were tired and my arms hurt (just from push ups yesterday), and I was a little out of breath but that's just because I'm brain dead with a head ache today from no sleep. None of it was a distraction though, I really enjoyed the run.

I was really taking in the beauty all around me and the awesome fall weather, as the wind blew against our faces. I was thinking about how lucky I am to be running with two of my really close friends. And to be feeling the freedom I felt to just make up the route as we went.

And I was thinking about everything that I've done wrong in races and practices over my unenthusiastic, lazy sophomore season, and how much I can really learn from it for the rest of this season. And I thought about where I could be now if I would have worked hard, and if I would have worked over my freshman summer instead of sleeping in. Just look at where Callie, Taylor and Sora have came from and it's all because they worked hard. Not because they slacked and expected results.


I'm actually glad that I had that kind of a season, because it's the movitavtion that screams in my ear this season. It was such a waste.

So yeah, just some thoughts I had and a little dramatic running story. :) It was a great run.