I just left my finance class and settled into this beautiful little nook to study for my huge marketing test at 2
so naturally, I open my laptop and decide to write to you guys instead.
My immediate resort to procrastination is especially amusing today because my finance teacher's closing words as she let our class out were, "Work hard. This will make or break you." in regards to our upcoming test this Tuesday. Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize I was training to use the force as a Jedi Knight to defend the republic. She should take herself more seriously huh?
Miles to Run.
I was planning on running a half marathon on November 20th down here but since the cheapest flight home was on November 17th I've had to revise my plan. Even though I have been totally slacking and my training is nowhere near the level it was before my last half marathon I've decided to run a half marathon. by myself. on my own route. This wednesday. I had to make it official with all of you because now I have to do it and if I didn't then I would have no motivation to keep running after mile 10 since no one would know I failed. But since you all know now I have finish it and i will post my results via iMapMyRun:)
It might take me four hours but in my defense its hard to train down here! You cant run in the middle of the day cause its hot as hell and theres no air to breathe. So that leaves wicked early in the morning or late at night. Early in the morning sounds great right? until your alarm goes off at 6am and scares the shit out of you because you think its a dumptruck outside your window in the middle of the night since theres no way it could possibly be morning and time to wake up.
So that leaves running after sunset. Not sure how many of you have been to Tampa but if you don't know its not exactly the greatest place to be running around in the dark. Knowing this has given me extreme sense of paranoia. Like a, "theres a ninja around every corner" and "every trashcan is a homeless person staring at me" kind of paranoia. But the worst part of running at night is the shadows. When you see your shadows running during the day its no big deal, you just assume that through your training you have achieved Rocky status and that the children of tampa are running with you through the city. Easily explained.
However, due to street lamps, house lights, and car headlights when your running at night there is suddenly like 5 shadows following you around. And there's no way their the children of tampa because its past their bedtime so you only have one explanation really; ninjas. I am literally at very high risk for a spinal cord injury because of the amount of times my neck snaps around when I see these shadows out of the corner of my eye. These guys are quiet and sneaky and their always right on your heels. They also look just like ninjas with their toned physique and exquisite running posture.... :). Oh and not to mention the hanging spanish moss draped from the trees brushing my shoulder and feeling like the kiss of death come to take me away.
Terrifying.
So, the result is that I spend my entire run devising kick boxing combinations to defeat the enemy lurking behind every bush. Im sure this increases my stress levels ten fold but its beneficial in a way because theres no way in hell im gonna stop running under the threat of imminent death and I always run faster at night than in the day. In fact, i'm fairly certain I could run a full marathon in the middle of the night in this city, the question is whether or not I would live to tell the tale.
Cookies to Bake.
They look good don't they? They are better than you think. I got Kathy Brodsky's chocolate chip cookie recipe and for anyone who knows Kathy, your salivating right now. I made this dough last night and ever since I have been having an brutal internal battle about whether to bake the dough or eat it raw over the next week. This thought process took place while shoveling spoonfuls of dough into my mouth of course. I have finally decided to bake the dough (what's left of it... after eating half while deciding).
Have a good day! eat a cookie:)
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