On Saturday I ran my first ever half marathon (13.1 miles). The race was in Traverse City and the course was absolutely beautiful. Without trying to sound conceited, I could not be more proud of myself. My training for this race started out pretty rough. I thought my IT band was going to hold me back but luckily the pain went away before my ( Read more... )

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How your baby's growing: Your baby is no longer an embryo! Though she's barely the size of a kumquat - just an inch or so long, crown to bottom - and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, she now has completed the most critical portion of her development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in ( Read more... )

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Today started out so good and then it all went to hell. I have been so irritable, pessimistic and cynical the last few days I am making myself sick. I don't like it one bit. I don't know what to blame it on. I just got back from running and I don't feel any different than I did before I left. This is quite unusual for me. Usually running is a ( Read more... )

Yesterday and today have been completely weird days. For the past 3-4 weeks I have been going through pretty much every emotion imaginable but I have not been showing them. Instead, I have been acting like every other guy I know and maintaining a front so no one would be able to tell there was anything wrong. And the one person who actually ( Read more... )

Next month will mark the 10 year anniversary of when I first started running. (It is REALLY weird to say that I was a freshman in high school 10 years ago. I am getting old). Anyway, throughout those 10 years I have not had any injuries or setbacks, other than your typical muscle soreness ( Read more... )

It is happening again. I am reliving my senior year of undergrad. I have spread myself too thin. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Why do I always think I can do it all? And why does "it all" always seem to happen all at once? I know I am just overwhelmed at the moment but it helps to vent ( Read more... )