i’ve made no secret that i am not a fan of running these days. in fact, it’s been years since i’ve run anything over 2-3 miles! when i’m stressed sometimes, i feel like ‘running’ away which was the case recently. it was an intellectually challenging week at work with new experiments and attempts to understand transient transfection. i’ll get it i know it! i just need to be patient with myself 
this weekend i vowed to clear my head and when i stumbled upon clare’s 5 mile pyramid run decided to give it a go. there’s something about a good sweat that seems to erase all of the not so fun parts of being an adult! i adjusted it slightly and finished in 43mins which also happens to be the longest workout i’ve done in about 2 years! a friend of mine wants to run a 10k in september so i guess i don’t need to train since our goal is just to finish it! now that i ran this far, i’m not running for another month haha. here’s my proof: tomato.face.sweaty.mess. #nofilter
even if i wasn’t going to do this race, i still enjoy a good challenge physically so this totally seemed appropriate ;p
what’s the hardest workout you have done lately?
July 2, 2012 at 1:30 pm
I am not a fan of running either and yet I’ve been sprinting almost daily just to catch my ride LOL. Look at you…I see abs!
July 2, 2012 at 4:41 pm
haha hey sprinting is great exercise! you get your workout done on your commute
July 2, 2012 at 1:48 pm
i also haven’t ran in ages and ages. i did go to a yoga class yesterday that was really intense. or maybe it was just really hot! i was so sweaty at the end and i don’t even usually sweat. it wasn’t supposed to be hot yoga but i felt like she had the heat up. and it was about 95 degrees out (though we were inside, and there should have been a/c… hm). anyway that was the hardest workout i’ve done. it was also hard because i had taken a difficult class the day before and i was sore.
July 2, 2012 at 4:40 pm
yoga is really challenging for me lately…i sweat like a beast even if it’s 75F in the room lol. i am really starting to appreciate the breathing aspect of the practice though!
July 2, 2012 at 2:40 pm
I HATE running. I used be “a runner” and now? I couldn’t tell you the last time I ran. I hate it. It hurts and I want to kill myself the entire time.
What’s up, Abbie McAbster?
(I’m just jealous.)
July 2, 2012 at 4:39 pm
i totally think you have abs and you’re lying to me garden princess
July 2, 2012 at 3:21 pm
You have rock-hard abs and you haven’t worked out for more than 45 minutes in two years?!?! I hate you! LOL
July 2, 2012 at 4:38 pm
lol abs are made in the kitchen. i’m in the camp of diet is 80% of your physique, exercise is 20% so i don’t really exercise that much. 20min workouts are about all i can handle but i go hard during those 20mins…gotta make it count
July 3, 2012 at 2:04 pm
I’d like your abs for Christmas (my bday already passed). Haha. Lookin’ fab, lady!
July 3, 2012 at 7:30 pm
So I’m just going to say it…so envious of your abs. I used to have abs like that but thanks to Maya they are just a distant memory.
You look fantastic!!
July 3, 2012 at 8:48 pm
thank you pretty lady!
July 3, 2012 at 7:54 pm
You know I hate running.
Good job…you’re awesome, you inspire me!
AND I WANT YOUR ABS!
July 3, 2012 at 8:48 pm
you will get them after going grain free! trust me
July 4, 2012 at 12:32 am
Lori and I are not the biggest fans of running anymore, but we do like going out for a run every once in awhile for something different. as running for us is a different stress reliever then our typical workouts at home!
July 4, 2012 at 10:47 am
Yeah you little warrior, look at dem abs! Holy moly I need to stop drinking so much.
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