Hi! Remember me??? I'm back and going to be starting to try to blog regularly again as we head into winter break and the holidays. It's been really hard for me to blog regularly this semester... It's been tough. I am usually in class from 8:30AM-5:30PM everyday, and then I get home, cook dinner, head off to different meetings, etc. Typically I hit the gym for a workout as soon as I wake up every morning in order to get a good start to my day. I've accomplished a lot this semester and had a lot of fun, but it's been a lot of hard work and not so much play. Which is fine, but now I am finally just getting the opportunity to catch my breath.
Though there has been a lot going on, running has not been included in my activities since the marathon, which is a big part of why I haven't been blogging so much. This blog used to be centered around my training, and suddenly, I was injured! I haven't been able to run for 5-6 weeks, and I'm actually headed to the sports medicine doctor today to start making headway. I am 99% sure that I have IT-band syndrome in my right leg (2 years ago I combatted a serious case of ITBS in my left leg). I won't be doing any Turkey Trots this Thanksgiving, but I'm hoping to start 2015 off running and a new half-marathon goal :)
In place of running, I've been doing a lot of elliptical, spin classes, erging (indoor rowing machine) and walking. Nothing quite lives up to a good, sweat-inducing run that leaves your heart pounding in your ribcage, but I know I'll be back there eventually. I've really enjoyed spin the most as a replacement for running.
So what's been going on since the marathon? So many things!
Alex and I got to class things up a bit and go to our Honors Program Formal in late October.
I drove 8 hours on the highway (on my own, but with friends in the car to help!) to get to Head of the Hooch... where all of my university's events were cancelled but I got to hang out with my aunt, uncle, and cousins who I never get to see!
I've turned into quite the scientist - I spend about 12 hours per week in a lab conducting research.
I got to go to Rowing Formal with my favorite people :)
And cook a fancy dinner with Alex's aunt and uncle
Dye a chunk of my hair purple (post-marathon blues can make you a little crazy!)
I got to enjoy our first snow earlier this week...
And celebrate 5 years with my favorite.
Stay tuned for workouts, recipes, and maybe some funny anecdotes in coming days! Happy almost-Thanksgiving!
