Author: marathonmelissa

If you were in a different body, would you have the same personality?

(via ugly)

I’ve often thought about this, but perhaps in a different context. Would I be the same person if I had never gained all that weight? Would I still be “me”? Would I have developed my personality (which is largely that of the funny girl mixed in with a flirty side) if I had always been a size 8 like I am now? Would I be on a totally different path in life? I grew up being told that I had “such a pretty face.” Which is code for, “lose the weight and you’re probably attractive, fingers crossed.” Who would I have become if the circumstances (i.e., if I’d never been so heavy) been different?

Deep thoughts on a Monday

There’s a first time for everything

Lincoln Half Marathon Training W12, D5 & D6 Easy 5 And Long 12. I switched tomorrows long run for today because I have my besties bridal shower and there is no time for 12 miles. 

  • My run today was a mess: I had a haircut that I thought was at noon but was at 11am. My hair lady called in the middle of the first part of my run asking where I was. My dad came to pick me up and took me to the salon. Oy, get it together Melissa!
  • Then, this afternoon, I went back out for the rest of the run and the most random thing happened…I was running down a neighborhood street and watching a man on one side of the street fertilizing his lawn in the wind. (It looked like an exercise in futility to me.)
  • Then, this dude (he looked to be in his 40′s) across the street said, “Well look at you! You’ve got some nice tits!”
  • WHAT?!?!?! Seriously? Gross. I made a face at him and ran A LOT faster to get away. I heard him say something about how I have a “Nice Can.” Ewww. I don’t dress inappropriately when I run. The above picture is me today, after the run.
  • My life. I just can’t even.

Happy Weekend friends!!!

Lincoln half marathon training W12, D4 tempo 5. 10:42 goal AND actual pace.

Nailed it!

As we all know, my life is really random. Today, the Oscar Mayer weiner-mobile drove by our offices, and subsequently was parked on campus in front of the student union. I don’t even know why or what they were doing.

I met my friend for lunch and on my way back, stopped by my former professor’s office. Her first words to me were, “that is some long, sexy hair!” And, “why are you dressed like a college student?” I clearly need to make more of an effort with my clothes. The hair is on point though!

As I was driving to meet stilldavidsgoals I got a phone call from a friend asking me to do a quick voiceover for him. 3 lines, it would take about 5 minutes. I agreed and met him after coffee with David. He asked me what my going rate was. I told him it was whatever he was willing to pay me. He said he’d budgeted $100, would that be ok?

Um, YES! For less than 5 minutes of work? I’m in. It was easy, he told me he loved my voice and delivery and that I should look into creating a demo reel and putting online…except then he’d have to pay me more! Such a random day for me…but I guess most of them are?!

Have a great one, friends!

stilldavidsgoals:

Coffee breaking in Nebraska with marathonmelissa. Now back on the road.

Me: “David, you’re driving across the country to San Francisco, you HAVE to stop in Lincoln to meet up with me.”

David: “if possible, it’s a deal.”

I hijack people’s roadtrips when they move across the country. (When else are they coming through Nebraska?!) It’s what I do. Just ask a-yogi-who-wods about our lunch back in September!

Thanks for the coffee break David! It was so great to see you again! (How has it been 2.5 years since Tumblr ran the Chicago marathon?!) David is the best, I wasn’t traumatized at all melanietris!

Fake Friday Five Tea Date!

  1. It’s my Friday! I’m taking a comp day after working a Saturday last month for our winter board meeting. 3 day weekend come at me!
  2. Those of you who live alone can probably relate to this: do you ever have those moments where you think, “This is it. This is how I die” after you start choking on something or nearly fall down and you’re all alone? That happened to me this morning. I didn’t get all of my protein shake mixed up and inhaled some of the powder. Cue a coughing attack, eyes watering, I wasn’t breathing. It was just awesome. I finally regained control of my lungs and obviously survived, but it was touch-and-go for a moment there. (My roomies weren’t home this morning, one is the Morning anchor at my old TV station and the other was staying at her boyfriend’s house, so no one was there to witness my demise.)
  3. Weirdness of the day: There was a cop at the house next door this morning. He was creepin’ around in the side yard between our houses. When my roomie came home to get ready for work she told me about it, so we went into my room (where the windows face that house) and opened the blinds to see what was going on. We couldn’t figure it out. But there we were, sitting on my bed in the dark, staring out the window, looking for a cop–or some random creeper. Just a normal day.
  4. I’m dog sitting for my friend’s little chihuahua mix Friday-Tuesday. Her name is Lola and she’s a doll. I’m excited for some puppy time. 
  5. I was on the phone to a friend last night and paced the house to get my steps in. When we started the call I was at 6k steps. I hit 10k in less than an hour. Boom. Multi-Tasking at its finest. 🙂

Have a fantastic day guys!

My roomie told me Monday she wants to run the Omaha Half Marathon with me in September. She asked me to find her a training plan, so I’m giving her my tried and true method that got me through my first 5 or 6 halfs…The Hal Higdon novice plan.

She said she had 26 weeks to train. I made a face and said she at most needed 18 weeks, and that 26 weeks might make her hate running. Especially training in Nebraska in the summer. The heat can be awful!

I’m so excited! It makes me so happy that she wants to share my love of running!

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Good morning Lovelies!! 

This sunrise greeted me from the parking garage this morning. It may not be the Northern Lights, but it’s still a pretty sight. In random Melissa things:

  • I had the strangest dream that I traveled back in time. In my dream it was 1995, except for some reason there were no computers or cell phones. I also kept telling people I had time traveled and computers were going to be a thing. That is an excellent way to go to the loony bin!
  • Question: If you run 10 miles on a Tuesday, but don’t blog about it, did it really happen? Asking for a friend.
  • I’m co-hosting a bridal shower for one of my besties this Sunday. The other bestie decided the theme is “English Tea” and she’s making tea and scones. I had to hand-address all the invites. I forgot that I put my number on them for the RSVP’s. Now I’m getting a bunch of random numbers calling or texting me. At first I was confused. Then I realized they just want to RSVP. Oh Melissa.
  • Froyo last night with lindsaydoeslife and victoriafindslife. It was nice to catch up with my friends. We missed you xfitlibrarian!! 

Have a great Hump Day friends!

Birthday miles.

Lincoln Half Marathon training W12, D1 easy 5.

Dude, it was HOT today.
Fun fact: This is the earliest in the year it has ever hit 90° here in Lincoln. I was searching for shade along my route. I had to wear a tank top, it was that warm.

My roomie gave me running socks and another friend gave me the running shirts, water bottle, and Cadbury eggs. I LOVE those! Yum.

I had a great birthday! Thank you for all the notes, messages, texts, and comments! You all are wonderful and made my day!!