Tag: running

I adore you guys

angeldrinkstea said: I love the hair!

sleepruneatrepeat said: You look gorgeous today!

happyhealthycook said: Yes. That Note this morning really hit me, too. Go run tonight! You’ll feel great after, almost for sure, right? Big warm hugs to you. 🙂

marinemindset said: You are awesome!!! Have a great day!

trivialbob said: Your hair looks really good in that pic.

becky-balances said: The Universe is almost always eerily spot on. Go run tonight!!!

You all seriously made my day! Thank you! Sometimes, my hair does exactly what I want. Especially during the winter…dry hair means I can bend it to my will! 🙂

I promise when I get home tonight, I will hop on the treadmill and run. It might be just for 2 miles. But I promise I will do it. Thanks for keeping me accountable friends!

Also, Tonight on Glee, they are doing a BILLY JOEL episode! How excited am I? Answer: So very excited! I grew up on Billy Joel and have seen him in concert. I’m pumped.

3.1 gorgeous miles this morning! A perfect day for a run. Sunny, breezy and 47°. Love it. The weather is going to turn nasty next week, so I’m going to take advantage of it today!

To the nice man who honked and waved at me: thank you sir, you made my day!

This run wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows however, I think I pulled a muscle in my butt! My right glute is very tight and aches into my hip. That’s new and I think happened as I sprinted across the street during my warmup to avoid being hit by a car! Ugh. That sucks. I’m going to go foam roll now.

Random things: I’m writing this on my phone and I used the speech to text option. When I told it to write the line about my butt, it wrote “b***”! My phone is so proper, it won’t type out butt!

Good stuff! Happy Saturday and Go Big Red!

Two more videos to go and then I’m FREEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

I am so excited! While more video was downloading from Dropbox I: ran (just a mile!), ate dinner and watched Tuesday’s New Girl. I needed some ‘me’ time. Even if it was just 30 minutes. I’m in a good place. 

Random things: my bedroom is freakin’ freezing. The only place for my bed is right up against the north and west facing windows-which apparently leak. So my room is a good 5-10 degrees colder than the rest of the house. And I’m cold all the time, all year round now, so you can imagine what’s happening to me at nights: I have a sheet, 2 blankets, my comforter, another fleece blanket and my robe spread across my bed. And last night I added another blanket to my bed at 1am! I’m also wearing pants, a t-shirt and sweat shirt to bed. Occasionally I have to add socks. This is ridiculous! It’s not even the coldest months yet. Things do not bode well for me. I need to do something about it, stat. Either that, or I’ll be an icicle by December. 

The videos are ready for me to attack! Hope you all have a lovely evening friends!

Let’s do this.

Where’d my mojo go?

I’m in a bit of a running funk. I have zero motivation to do it. I ran 2 miles on Monday and a big zilch since them. I’m aiming for a couple tonight. I think the reason is because I’ve managed to overbook myself these past few weeks. 

Lots of work at the PT job, 40+ hours every week at my FT job and now freelancing on the side for hours each night have taken their toll. Something had to give. And it was running. I ran 3 miles last week. 3 measly miles. I feel like a failure. I hate that.

I know that I need to run. I need it for my sanity, to feel good about myself. So that I don’t lash out irrationally at others. But I don’t wanna. I haven’t lost my wagon per se, just am plodding along slowly towing it after me. 

The plus side? I haven’t gained any weight. I consider that a major victory. But if you know where my running mojo is, I’d like it back, thankyouverymuch.

The good news? The freelance projects have to be done by tomorrow night so there’s an end in sight. 

Just keep swimming Melissa. Just keep swimming. 

Halloween Things

  • Tonight I should really be editing more videos. The deadline is fast approaching Monday or Tuesday? I’m not sure. But it’s coming up fast. 
  • But its Halloween and my roomie just texted me to tell me that the squirrels completely destroyed my pumpkin and she caught them in the act and had to toss it out. Tragic. Oh well. At least Halloween is here and nearly over so it doesn’t really matter any more.
  • So in consolation she proposed a night of candy, wine and Hocus Pocus! 
  • I’m in. I have a good portion of the day Saturday to edit…and basically all of Sunday too. I can bang those bad boys out in an hour and a half each, if I put my mind to it. After all, “The ultimate inspiration is the deadline” (My mother got me a paperweight with that on it when I was in college. I used to be a procrastinator. Working with daily deadlines has pretty much killed that in me.)
  • At some point I really need to run. I haven’t run since Monday and I’m feeling a little itchy about that. I think some speed work is in store for tonight! Just a mile but it hurts so good.

Happy Hallo-weenie friends! 

Holy new followers Batman!

Welcome! This post blew up last night. And I gained quite a few new followers, so I thought I’d introduce myself:

I’m Melissa. I’m from Nebraska. (Go Huskers!) I’m a TV News Producer. It’s a pretty cool job. I’ve run one Full Marathon, 6 Halfs and countless 5ks and 10ks. I’ve lost 150 pounds. I’ve kept it off for 2 years now. I started losing weight in 2005. It took a long time to lose it all, but I’m glad I did! Slow and steady wins the race, right? 

I write about my life. The good, the bad and the ugly. I love to run. I love my friends and family. I hope you find something here to help you on your journey!

If you want to know anything else, just ask!

Scenes from my beautiful, perfect 3.1 mile run.

I needed this run. Gorgeous weather, no humidity, 55 degrees, sunny and a strikingly blue sky. Sheer perfection. Soul-soothing. A healing run. The kind of run that when you look at your garmin out of habit, you’re surprised to see your pace is 9:24/mile. That is FAST for me! 

I walked a bit but mostly ran. Just a fantastic run. The leaves were falling, the breeze blowing enough to keep me cool. 

Can a run just be a happy, out-of-body experience? If so, this one was. Everything was working in synch. And I feel great.  After last week, this was like a shot of happiness, right where I needed it. Endorphins, FTW! 

Sunday, I spent the day alternately crying and laying on the couch, feeling sorry for myself. My mom and my friend Keith both asked if I’d run yet that day. When I told them no, they told me to get off my butt and go for a run. I finally did, but it didn’t really seem to help.

Today’s run, on the other hand? Feels like instant therapy. Joy can be found in running shoes. They should bottle this feeling. It’s the elixir of life. 

I’m a happy girl! 

Happy Saturday friends!

3 for Friday!

Various issues have me up about 5 pounds…but those should go away soon. In the meantime I’m feeling gross. You know when you’re just uncomfortable in your own skin? That’s the feeling I’m having. Please go away soon. K. Thanks.

I finally get 2 days off in a row, but I’m spending tomorrow at Corky…so there goes that! Oh well. It’s fun and money!

Happy Friday friends!