Another weekend just flew by. Actually, I’m technically still in my “weekend” because we have mid-october break this week. I haven’t done a traditional MIMM in awhile so I thought I’d give it a go. Without going into any details, I was taken advantage of at the end of last week. It really upset me and I’m still struggling to let it sink in. I let my guard down (a rarity for me) and it backfired. Luckily, my friends and family have been there for me all weekend and I feel a lot better. I want to keep the positivity going so I’m going to focus on the marvelous.
Marvelous is… lunch break walks. I pretty much walk to the White House as long as it’s sunny out when I’m in DC. I like to get out and move around after sitting at my desk all morning and it feels good to get some sun.
so casual
Marvelous is… a break from exercise. I said last week that I was taking a break from working out. My parents get really worried about me overdoing it since they can no longer run after running their bodies into the ground, literally. I promised them I would take time off running after the half. I didn’t do any form of cardio Monday-Thursday, a very long time for me. I kind of liked not feeling the pressure to work out.
Marvelous is… pain-free running. This is a big one for me. I was supposed to have a run date that fell through on Friday but the weather was so perfect that I knew I was still going to head out. The 4-5 miles we had originally planned turned into almost 9 glorious solo miles at a sub 8 minute pace. The last time I ran that fast I felt like death and my legs did too. This time, I barely broke a sweat (or a smile!) and came back feeling so much less tense than before I had left. I needed it. Saturday was almost 7 miles at an almost-as-fast pace. Running is just feeling good right now, better than before my half or even during it. I’m kind of loving it.
picture from last weekend’s race
Marvelous is… supportive friends and family. This weekend they really proved that. Friday I was feeling pretty antsy (hence the fast run), and I got out of work to a tweet from my brother with a quote his teacher had said about me. It literally made my afternoon.
Marvelous is… feeling welcome. My swimming past continues to be an internal struggle for me. Every so often I am hit with a big wall of emotion about the way my swimming career ended. I’ve been able to keep it in my life by living with a swimmer and most of my closest friends are swimmers, but there are times it would be easier to keep it as a distant memory. My roommate hosted the girl’s team dinner Friday night and I was welcomed with open arms, as I always am. I felt awkward about crashing so I stayed upstairs, but I did come down to enjoy some cake and chat with the girls I don’t know very well. I miss it but I’m letting go.
they gave me a giant corner piece. love.
Marvelous is… girl’s nights. After work on Saturday, I was a mess, if I’m being honest. I went to my best friend’s room on campus and sat on the floor and painted my toes, vented, cried, and just tried to forget about everything for a few hours. I left feeling so much better. The brownies might have helped. Just a little.
Marvelous is… lacrosse games. It pays to have a best friend who’s boyfriend is on the team. It’s my favorite sport but I feel weird going to the games by myself. We drove to watch him play in their tournament all day yesterday and I can honestly say fall ball games are the best. It has to be one of the best fall activities out there.
Marvelous is… races galore! I may or may not be in the process of signing up for 2 half marathons (Annapolis and the RW Boston) and an 8k (Jingle Bell Run in DC), with a few more on my radar. This is the problem of working at a running store. You just want to run all the races and your coworkers guilt you into it.
this just happened.
Marvelous is… a day off. Because of fall break, I only have one class this week. I pushed my internship to tomorrow so I’m not going in today which means I have an entire day to myself. No homework, no commitments, a day just for me. I don’t have any plans. I plan to run, go to yoga, shop for running clothes, see a movie, eat froyo/milkshakes, go for a walk… anything that is going to make me happy.
Marvelous is… the Hot Chocolate 15k GIVEAWAY! You have until Thursday to enter!!
I had more me-time than I’ve had in months this weekend. I didn’t even realize how badly I needed it until I was laying in bed watching a movie by myself Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday night. Moments like those are hard to come by, and I try to make the most of each and every one of them, but I also know I need to let my friends in when I’m down because they’re the ones who are going to be able to pick me back up and make me realize everything will be okay.
What’s marvelous about your life right now?
Do you ever get race fever?
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