Wolfgirl

August142013

That time when we went running on the Sportsbackers GO! Discover Richmond route, which took us through historic Hollywood Cemetery.

July192013

loudest shorts FTW! 😁💃🎉

July152013

marathon training starts this week!

I am stoked! I am following a more aggressive training plan this time around–it involves longer distances on the weekends more frequently, one time trial/pace exercise a week, and one dedicated “fun run” with my buddies each Sunday (these are not timed or a set length, and I plan to use them as junk runs/social time!) :)

I have a broken in pair of Kinvara3s, a stockpile of powerbar gels, a pair of candy red running shorts, and a lot of enthusiasm! This time I know what I am getting myself into, and I know I can survive it, so I am excited to see if I can improve my race time and I am really looking forward to starting the journey again. :)

July12013

Just a heads up, those of you who loved last year’s Dart & Dash from Lululemon will likely also love the Fast Track short they recently released. :)

8AM

My running buddies are awesome. :)

March82013

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February252013

Even though my running schedule suffered a lot during the hunt for a new apartment, it’s slowly gotten back on track! :) February, we did okay.

February182013

This weekend we went running even though it was super cold (for Richmond)! :) On Saturday I made the terrible decision to go it alone for three miles as the sky slushed down a mixture of heavy wind, rain, and snow! Sunday was much more fun–a 5.5 mile trail run with the crossfit Endurance Rebels on the Buttermilk Trail. :) Our friend Audrey took some action shots of us (see above). ;)

February72013

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Just Lion Around

MISANDRY!!!

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January302013

Best boyfriend of all time, or very best boyfriend of all time?!? :D

January262013

Snowy 7.63 miles on the trails today. :D

January252013

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7AM

I ran with a new group yesterday evening. MAN. Running in the winter when the temps actually feel like winter is no joke. Richmond is a really temperate city most of the time so admittedly I am spoiled–but the hair at the base of my neck FROZE yesterday, so I think it’s safe to say that it was uncomfortably cool. ;) Still, I suited up, I set my jaw, and went out with the group. :) I am pretty shy, especially when it comes to sharing something I love doing so much alone, so I had to screw up all my nerve yesterday when I was walking to the meeting place. I don’t know if that makes me weird, since I know running can be a very good way to meet people and socialize, but I am really cagey about group runs.

The group was really nice–I was way early because of nerves–but once they started showing up they each introduced themselves and were welcoming. I am hugely outclassed though–most of the group had one (or more) marathons under their belt and they were talking about finishing times in the neighborhood of three hours and thirty minutes. It’s cool, I have a GREAT poker face–they never knew how intimidated I was. Probably. ;) These guys are definitely fast (way faster than I am) but I think it’s good because it will give me an opportunity to push myself harder at least once a week, since I really don’t make myself do drills or run for time when I’m by myself. That streak of green? That would be sprinting the floodwall, which turned into coughing forever while gritting my way through the rest of the run. ;) Running post-bronchitis has also posed a bit of a challenge. They were nice about it, but I was audibly wheezy and gross for the rest of the run and maybe will bring my inhaler when I go back out with them next week. ;)

We ran a nice variation of one of my favorite routes, though, which was cool. We started out on Broad Street and ran down through Shockoe to the floodwall, my bread and butter route. Then they changed it up at the Suntrust parking lot and we deviated towards the trails, which was really beautiful because the sun was setting while we ran beside the river. I hadn’t taken this route back across before (I have always chosen one of the two main bridges, Manchester or Lee), but I think I’ll mix it in regularly from now on. :) I split off from the group at the entrance to Tredegar Iron Works, since they were heading back to our starting place and I was going to be running the remaining mile and change back home instead. :)

I was glad I went out and even though I am not as strong as these guys, it will be fun to see if I can eventually catch up. :)

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January242013

“First you’re taught to fear a phantom, a man in black, a man with a knife, a man who’ll pounce in dark alleys. Well-intentioned women—mothers, aunts, teachers—will train you to protect yourself: Don’t wear your hair in a ponytail; it’s easier to grab. Hold your keys in one hand; hold your pepper spray in the other. Avoid dark alleys. When you reach young adulthood, the lessons change. They acquire an undertone of disgust: Don’t drink so much. Don’t wear such short skirts. You’re sending mixed signals; you’re putting yourself at risk. If you follow the advice and it never happens—if you end up one of the three out of four—you can convince yourself that safety is a product of your own making, a reflection of inherent goodness. But if you’re paying attention, you realize something doesn’t add up. Because it keeps happening: to your sisters; to your friends; to little girls and grown women you’ll never meet, in places like Cleveland, Texas; Steubenville, Ohio; New Delhi. Good people, bad people, neutral. It keeps happening in TV shows and novels and movies—they open on the missing girl, the dead girl, the raped girl. If you’re paying attention, you begin to realize that it isn’t happening. It is being done.”

The Female Gaze: SO MUCH PRETTY by Cara Hoffman

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January182013

After a week of rain, the river was pretty wild today. Running on the floodwall always feels like coming home.

RVA Richmond

Wolfgirl

“Americans...are forever searching for love in forms it never takes, in places it can never be. It must have something to do with the vanished frontier.” -Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle

marathon training starts this week!