part-time athlete

that awkward moment when you’re cooking and have to pee really badly but can’t leave the kitchen.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN.

i was feeling angsty and i needed a rest day from running so i decided to do some yoga.

now i am in a much better mood :)

some things to accomplish now that the semester is over

• make all the recipes i haven’t had time to try
• become a master gluten free bread baker
• purchase new running sneakers (and maybe vibrams? and turf cleats?)
• organize my belongings and donate what i don’t need
• workout with my friend caitlin while we’re home together
• become a badass weight lifter
• get out to PA more often to visit my dad
• get ready for spain (!!) next semester
• do productive research in the lab
• soak up the sun and the sand and the ocean

dilemma: freeze for future smoothies or let ripen for banana bread?

i’m out in pennsylvania for the weekend visiting my dad and stepfam.  it’s like a different world out here in the middle of nowhere.  i’m waking up tomorrow to go riding with my stepmom before i head back to school to finish packing and then home again.

yesterday i went for an easy 8-miler while my dad biked beside me.  it was nice to have some company for a change :)

my official half marathon time - 1:55:08

the photographer didn’t get any pictures of me but my dad snapped this one.

eating regular, non-greek yogurt right now.

seriously what is this stuff it’s so thin and super sweet.

ONCE YOU GO GREEK YOU NEVER GO BACK.

so happy to be planking.

gpoy, post-run and so happy to be home in this beautiful place.

today is off to a great start.

tomorrow will be a lovely day

• wake up at my leisure
• go on a long run (beach or trail? i can’t decide!)
• go grocery shopping at trader joe’s and a local health food store
• cook a delicious dinner for my mom and i
• cuddle with my dog
• do whatever i want
• bask in the glory of the end of the semester

well i also need to unpack and clean but those tasks aren’t good enough company for the above list of way more pleasant things.

hey guys.

i’m done with all my finals.

because i kicked ass on the standardized orgo exam and got exempt (!!) from the real final, which isn’t until the 9th.  and today i handed in my one take-home final and my last research paper.  so the semester is officially over for me!

i’m ready to go home but I DON’T WANNA PACK.

can i just live in spandex? is that an option?

surprise plank challenge today!  i went to a yoga event that my school held and got there early, and they had a ‘plank for a tank’ contest (winner got a lululemon top!).  i was obviously super excited and entered and came in SECOND PLACE… i made it to ten minutes with the woman next to me and then they had us do pushups, where i collapsed.  i’m stoked about making it to ten minutes - my previous record is five!  and the woman who won is a fitness instructor and i saw her do a fifteen minute plank last semester.. so yeah.  but damn i really wanted a lululemon tank.

p.s. my form is a little spotty here.. i corrected though and got my butt down.