Just another blog about running and fitness. I'm a 16 year old track and cross country runner at a nerd school that is also a boarding school. Read more on my about me page.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
what i say: i hate running
what i mean: i dont love running. i adore it. i could never go a day without it or thinking about it. there is nothing more exciting that pr-ing, getting new running shoes or your coach telling you you had a good race. i love the adrenaline of the starting and finishing stretch and the agony and and inner competition myself in the middle of the race. there is nothing more beautiful to me than a sports bra tanline and having a headband that is strictly 'your running headband'. i take pride in my tattered feet. i take pride in the amount of water i drink. and i take pride in the fact that i am making myself proud everyday that i wake up early, lace up my shoes, and get lost in the run.
In football, you might get your bell rung, but you go in with the expectation that you might get hurt, and you hope to win and come out unscathed. As a distance runner, you know you’re going to get your bell rung. Distance runners are experts at pain, discomfort, and fear. You’re not coming away feeling good. It’s a matter of how much pain you can deal with on those days. It’s not a strategy. It’s just a callusing of the mind and body to deal with discomfort. Any serious runner bounces back. That’s the nature of their game. Taking pain.
Chris Lear - Running with the Buffaloes (via adistancerunner)
(Source: lumalife)
A girl on my team drew this for my coach! It’s AMAZING!
every time.
(Source: fyeahrunning)
PLEASE REBLOG & KEEP #FINDPIERCE TRENDING!
WE NEED TO FIND 15 YEAR OLD, PIERCE CROWLEY & BRING HIM HOME SAFE TO HIS FAMILY.
He goes to the high school I graduated from. Please reblog.
SIGNAL BOOST: if you’re from the area around southern New York, definitely reblog, I know this kid, okay.
story of my life
Today is Memorial Day.
Remember the reason why you were able to wake up in the morning and not hear bombs and guns exploding by your house. Think of the thousands of men and women’s lives who were lost to keep our country free. Think of the families who lost a mother, father, spouse, or sibling. To all the people who are in a military family I salute you!
And God Bless America<3
(Source: keep-lovegoing)
Acend: therunnergirl: I’m not saying running isn’t hard; because it is. It...
I’m not saying running isn’t hard; because it is. It might be one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. Who wants to try to gasp for air when it’s hot out and sweat down to your bone? Who wants to feel like their legs might just crumble under our own weight? Even your mind…
In running, the time you earn is what you are. You know exactly what you are, and what you are capable of. That time is you, it’s the best you can do, and its all you can do. It’s a number; it’s never sugar-coated or uncertain. That’s comforting to me, because I’m just a confused girl whose idea of herself is always changing. Running is constant and definite. It turns an ambiguity into a number. I think that’s one of my favorite things about it.
