good clean fun

runner girl reminders

i run because i love it, 

not because i want to be skinnier…

i don’t need that. 

not to burn calories,

because they dont matter if i don’t count them.

i run because it clears my head,

not because it clears worries as i clean my plate.

i run because i need to..

not to lose weight

not to fit into my jeans

but to complete my day.

i run to be healthy.

and happy.

I RUN BECAUSE IT MAKES ME HAPPY AND THATS ALL.

even though deep down i know i’m pretty darn itsy bitsy, i need to remind myself these things. sometimes i find myself getting caught up and i need to step back. we shouldn’t have to obsess over every single calorie. it is GREAT to make healthy choices, and i know i really really do, but while we do that it is easy to get lost in our perfectionistic tendencies. 

at the end of the day, we are humans. we aren’t perfect people. and being perfect would be pretty damn boring. eating an extra cookie now and then…. is okay :) i should not feel obligated to burn it off. it won’t make me slow or fat and i certainly won’t explode. 

i want to go back to school. i miss it. its not that I hate it here, but when I look around I just feel like everything has stayed the same….

and i feel really, really different. in the best way possible. i’m a better verison of myself at school. and here…. everything just reminds me of high school and why i never really want to go back there.

Thoughts while running in the heat…

Beginning of run: So pumped to run today! 

Before I look at watch: Wow! I’m working so hard! Pace must be great!!

After I look at watch: I hate this.

Ten minutes later: If I don’t have water right now I really actually might die….

Mile 5: dying.

Mile 7: nearly chased by german shepard……..

The joys of summer running.