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Source: www.gotinder.com To start of a new beginning with this blog, I figured I’d try a little experiment with this app called “Tinder”. Without knowing much about it, I assumed the basic function was that it gives you a list of people within a set radius of your location (which you set), and since it’s based on your interests, you can either “swipe left”, for no, or “swipe right”, for yes. So I got that part right at least. What I didn’t know was that it uses your information from Facebook, your profile picture, interests, etc. to find certain matches based on your location. So it’s going to be a bit interesting to see how this experiment works. ...

Honestly, it’s been a while. Over a year since I last posted. With some certain life events, I’ve decided to return in order to increase the Internet imprint I want to make. This blog has really evolved. From the life of a struggling, whiny high school student, to a miserable college student, to the overall troubles/successes in my running/fitness. I want to have this blog now focus on every thing I do. The running, the games, the work, the life, and especially the goals I want to work towards. Expect some more posts on the way. I hope you’ll enjoy reading as much as I enjoy writing them. ...

7 weeks ago I embarked on a journey to get into a level of fitness I thought was right for me. After 7 weeks, I think I found that. It wasn’t much, but I enjoyed the summer weather that allowed me to get into a form that I could be satisfied with. It’s not like I was running 6 miles for running 5 minute miles again, but I saw the improvements and noticed the flaws that were present over the course of 7 weeks. I maxed out at 2.25 miles, but every run was at least a mile or more. I varied the pace to assure I was getting the correct strength work and recovery work. At the end of the journey there was only one thing I needed: rest. As a runner who has suffered through many injuries, as they had come up over the course of 7 weeks, rest is essential. I need to let my body recover and let myself be motivated enough to strengthen the weak areas so that injuries don’t return when I resume the running. It’s been a lot of fun. The next test is to see how well I handle the runs in colder conditions. The one important lesson I’ve learned from this is that I’ve still have a lot to learn. So I’ll take the week off to continue learning.

WELP! I missed my post for week 2 and almost didn’t bother writing one for week 3, but I had to get this one out. Week 3 out of 7 in this work out program I designed for myself and things are a lot better than expected. Sure, I feel a bit of pain in certain areas, but I’ve been listening to my body more and taking the appropriate measures to make sure they don’t worsen of the course of the next several weeks. The pace is faster, the strength is there, and I’ve been feeling so much better with this whole running consistently thing in my life. ...

It’s been 2 months, I know. I haven’t updated this thing in a while and I really want to try to keep posting because it makes me feel happy. I went through some changes after I finished my Boston Strong Honorary Run in May. I got a job. Like a real job. With money and stuff. What I didn’t realize was that a full-time job really robs you of your free time. I also had to juggle with a summer class as well. Having those put together didn’t allow me to work out as often as I wanted to and as hard as it is to believe, I actually put some pounds on only running 2-3 days a week. I just get tired after work and am too lazy to do anything. ...