Shoes, shoes, shoes

I am absolutly in LOVE with these shoes. They are so fierce- green and zebra! It's a shame that my collegiate running career is coming to end, it's becoming more bittersweet day by day. I'm pretending that it's not happening, and graduation isn't in 53 days but it's getting difficult to ignore. Yes, I am ready to gradute, but I love college and the track/xc team. It just stinks that next year I'll be off on a bigger adventure (hopefully Ameri-Corps).

Anyway, I need to find a way to buy these shoes. My cash funds are running low, but new trainers are necessary- both of my pairs and worn out, at least for racing. They would be beneficial, and I'm pretty sure they are my type ;)

50 minutes, no big deal...

Yesterday's workout was killer. It was a 600, 400 x 5. Ick. The air was thick, it was chilly and I was exhausted- clearly all factors to have an amazing workout. Today, surprisingly, felt fabulous. Kurt met up with me and ran, which was nice- we haven't run together in awhile and it was wonderful to run with him. I ran about 50 minutes, instead of the allotted 45, but it felt so good! I just wanted to keep going.

We also did push-ups and 100 crunches. Hello beach body 2011! ;)

The weather is getting nicer, so I am getting happier and a happy Sarah is always wonderful and a good time to be had by all.

Lebanon Valley College

I can't even begin to be pleased with how I ran on Friday. I ran like poop. My 400 was decent, but my 800 was terrible- I didn't even race! I felt so terrible that I don't even want to talk about it. 


I am working on looking past the bad race, and moving forward. 

Running is so bittersweet...

Hey ya'll, I can finally run again! I've been cleared to run for about 4 weeks now, I've just been so busy that updating my blog has unfortunatly fallen to the bottom of my list. But I'm back with a new resolve to update more frequently and train harder!

The past few weeks of training have been alright. We've been doing a ton of speedwork combined with long runs. Take yesterday for example, distance went on a 45 "easy" run, and then 4x150 meter pick-ups. It was decent. Monday and yesterday were terrible training days, I felt and ran like crap. Ugh, I hope the meet on Friday goes well.

Between all the homework and classwork for classes, editing/developing stories for the newspaper, the workload from my internship and applying to Ameri-Corps I am pooped out. It's starting to affect my running, and not in a positive light. Oh well, in spite of all things negative, I have to remain positive, keep my head up and keep going.

Our first Outdoor Track meet is Friday at Lebanon Valley College. I am excited, but also nervous. Remember how I had kidney stones back in January/February? Well, I still have one chilling in my right kidney and it has started to agitate me this week. Fabulous. I think I am over-analyzing the whole situation.

BE POSITIVE. BE POSITIVE. BE POSITIVE.

I figure if I keep saying that to myself I'll start to believe it- hopefully at some point today.

Kurt and I signed up to participate in a Rebel Run in June. It's a 3-day campout and the participants can run either Saturday or Sunday. We are running on Saturday, June 18 at 11 a.m. I am so excited! We are running the 5k race, 3.1 miles of grueling military-type obstacles and total MUD! On the plus side, we get free gear, a t-shirt and a beer voucher! Sounds like a great day to me! Camping out is $90, but it seems like it could be fun.

"Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage." – George Patton