The official start of fall!

Hey everyone!

Long time no blog.  My running hiatus went longer than I expected...work cut my lunch for a while and then there was some fun craziness in my life that took precedent for a while...but I'm back(ish)!  Just finished a two mile run but that's only part of the reason I'm writing this.

I'm writing this because I love fall.  Everyone thinks its the end of something but I love the start of something new.  I love the colors, all of the pumpkin flavored everything (not just the lattes), the chill in the air, Halloween, Thanksgiving, EVERYTHING.  But what I really like is running in the fall- I love the colors and the chill.  I tend to get kinda warm when running so the chill is great and then there is just the being connected to it all. I know it sounds cheesy but running in helps me connect to me etc.  It also helps me take a break from the stress of life.

By the way- looking for bridesmaid dresses is HARD. Done.

The show is going splendid!  It's been one of the hardest and coolest things I've done.  The cast and director is so fun and wonderful and everything about it is just cool.  Such a lame way to end it-but I really can't describe how much this experience is to me.  But enough mush- like the James Downing Theatre on Facebook and get your tickets for the show!  We open in like two weeks (EEK!) and we highly suggest you reserve tickets for the night you want.  It's a smaller house but y'all come to just see the set and the opening! :)

Action shot from rehearsal-Photo Credit to Manuel Ortiz

 Well I guess that's everyone-just wanted to let you know what's going on etc.  The race is getting closer-I'm sure there will be more posts the closer it gets :)

Your 'pin-spiration'...Oh Demi Lovato...you're so cool (secret Lovato fan)

 Until next time, keep running strong!
Actress on the Run

Days until the Princess 1/2 Marathon- 148 days

Breaking through mental blocks

Hey everyone!

Finally- a post about running again! Kinda.  Well, today I did the dreaded 6 mile distance...walking.  Let me explain.


I went out with every intention to run this 10k- I was stoked to finally get this distance out of the way because this feels like the middle to me; every distance after this one is long but it's "downhill".  So I started out and I noticed that my body was feeling off.  After the first mile I decided I would do a sort of interval training, 1 mile running and 1 mile of walking until I got to the distance I needed.  That should be fine right?  Well, the next time running came up and I started up I started to get lightheaded and the sick feeling that made me feel off during the first mile came back in full force.  I reverted to walking and had to make a decision: do I just turn around and be done or do I continue walking the distance set?  I went with walking- which you wouldn't think is to bad but it was driving me nuts that I couldn't go faster.  But if there is one thing that I learned from other runners is that you need to listen to your body and this time my body wasn't trying to get out of a workout, something was not right.  But I also knew that my brain needed to know we could go that distance again-whether it was running or not.  So I continued on and finished my distance in 1 hour and 35 minutes...which isn't bad but isn't great either.  

Why am I writing about this?  Because I have been putting off this distance for ages now for so many different excuses and I finally broke down that block-on a day that I should have probably taken a step back.  It's more about proving it to myself and making myself realize that I can do this.  I may be slow as molasses at this point, but I can (and will) get it done.  I'm already ahead of my "training program" that Disney puts out so I feel pretty confident.

On a more theatrical note- rehearsals are going well and my sister is now in the show with me! And also living with me in my studio, which is fun but I think we're both looking forward to more space when my lease is up in October.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day and that we all approach the fall season with happiness and joy (I for one will be happy for cooler runs!).  

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Until next time, keep running strong!
Actress on the Run