regretful beginnings // why do I do these things to myself??

February 14th // 8:24 AM

Hello world!

Thank the LORD that this project allows us to write using our own voice, it makes it a lot more genuine. 

So. Welcome to my blog. I'm very excited to get started and hope you guys are ready for this wild ride! Let's start from the beginning, before the project was assigned.

I've known about this project for a pretty long while, mostly because my two older sisters went through this program as well. It came faster than I thought, though. About two weeks ago, we were told to start generating ideas for the project, and in doing so I discovered one thing. I don't have any passions??? Like, truly. It was seriously difficult to think of even one idea. I like to game a lot, but I didn't think that was a viable option. Eventually, I did think of something that I've always neglected to do: distance runs. I run indoor and outdoor track, and we usually have meets on Saturdays. The day after the meet, Sunday, is when we are supposed to get a long run in. I'm going to let y'all in on a little secret: I NEVER DO THEM! Part of the reason for that is because I'm just lazy. I don't really feel like running if I don't have to. 

I'm considering running XC next year, along with winter/spring track, and I told this to a fellow teammate who runs all three. He said that "I need to learn to appreciate distance runs" if i want to do XC. So I was like "crap." I kinda do need to do that, and I saw this project as an opportunity to develop a real appreciation for running.

That's really all I got for right now, but I will check back in tomorrow morning after my first run! That's right, the grind starts tomorrow. Wish me luck, and I'll see you then.

February 15th // 6:06 AM

First run, done. Not as bad as I thought it was going to be, but still pretty terrible. It was cold and dark. This is what my travels looked like:

and here is a Strava breakdown

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Overall I thought it was a pretty good run (went a little too fast in the beginning because I was scared of my neighborhood. It was dark until I reached the college campus. I don't think I ever mentioned the end goal to this project. Of course, some side goals are to drop my times in track, but a real goal by the end of these six weeks is to run 13.1 miles (half marathon) once before school. I think that would be a pretty cool thing to cross of my bucket list. Stay tuned next blog post for more run updates and some heavy research on running on the brain (brain project pt. 2??).

But for now, I'll catch y'all later.

Gotta blast!