Hello everyone and welcome to my blog! As you can see, I was so excited about my workout  that I forgot to introduce myself! Well, I'm Rachel and this is my blog about running. The goal of this little space is to log my runs, share experiences, and bitch about everything in between. I mean come on, who doesn't love a good cathartic rant or 2?! Ultimately, I'm hoping this will be a clever ploy to convince my brain to workout more. How may you ask? It's as simple as, if i don't work out then what am i going to have to update about?! So there ya have it, it's time to get my butt back into shape!!! Enjoy :)

Late Night Workout

Last night after work I decided to stop by the local Planet Fitness. I challenged myself to run 2 timed miles as fast as I could. Although I am far from where I was in high school, I was still able to impress myself. I started at a 7:29 mile pace and doubled back to running 7 minutes flat. Although I haven't been running in several weeks, I always feel as if I have this innate ability to set a goal and reach it. In this case my goal was to start my first mile more paced than my second. As prevalent by my times, I more than met my goal. I believe this ability has come to me through my many years of cross country and track without an off-season. That means 7 days a week  for 4 years with the exception of Sundays because my excuse was always "I have to go to church." In reality, I spent my Sunday mornings looking at the back of my eyelids, and it was GLORIOUS. It is rewarding to know that even though I no longer compete competitively I can still challenge myself and meet my goals. Hopefully by my next post I will have ran 2 timed miles in a 7:20 doubling back in a 6:50 pace. This goal is highly realistic and I look forward to eventually shattering it while also maintaining my passion for running.