entry into the san diego rock n' roll 1/2 marathon.
a little random, yes, but it's expensive to run these things and i most definitely have to relive one of the best days of my life to date. (oh, you know, and beat my time!)
okay, so now that we've got that out of the way, 10 days. 10 days until the NWM!! that means, one long run and about four short runs left until i hit the streets of san francisco! i cannot wait. plus, it will be a wonderful getaway vacation to my future city of residency (for those of you that don't know me or read this often, i WILL live in san francisco one day!)
my training runs have been going okay. i've been slightly frustrated with running on the treadmill and i also have been so grouchy the past few days. i'm sure it's because i've been overwhelming my schedule (as usual) and not taking any time to do what jenna wants to do. i mean, it HAS been stuff i want to do, but not "jenna" time. you know, sitting alone at starbucks with my NASM book has been calling my name for WEEKS. i was in SUCH a bad mood the other day that i made a ranting VLOG post. i'll post it here at the end. it shows me in my weak state. complaining about looking terrible and feeling terrible. i was hesitant to share it, but then i thought, nobody's perfect. we all have our moments when we feel knocked-down and awful, so i figured i'd share mine. how did i get out of that rut? i talked it out, ran it out, worked it out and surrounded myself with people that support me and make me feel good about myself. now here i am today in the best mood ever!
as for my schedule, i'm basically booked until december, so don't even think about trying to hang out with me. haha jk. but seriously, financially and time-wise, there is a LOT going on:
oct 9th - mister brian's first half marathon in long beach (gooooo brian!)
oct 5th-11th - house sitting in french valley
oct 13th-18th - SF trip (family time, HMB pumpkin festival, NWM, brian's birthday)
oct 21st - disneyland (krysta?? laura??)
oct 23rd - bates nut farm
nov 12th - friend pre-thanksgiving!
nov 21st-26th - no work! thanksgiving
nov 26th - temecula turkey trot (can't decide if i wanna do the 5k or the 10k)
dec 1st-6th - VEGAS trip (rocknroll vegas)
dec 8th - last day of work for winter break (5 freakin' weeks off again, ugh!)
annnd don't forget my weekly duties of:
VBL coaching (going great so far, having a blast, meeting amazing people!)
half-marathon training (speed work starts after the nike women's half!)
work (work work work work)
NASM studying (all day everyday?)
training (workin' on my fitness, ya know, gotta keep those guns - ha!)
finding time to myself (whaaaaa, whoa is me, boohoo)
spending time with family and friends (i miss you all!)
whew!! that's a little scary, no? i have to say though, i'm having a ton of fun doing it all. my new thing (must be the fall weather) is that i'm feeling super duper crafty lately and i just wanna make wreaths and christmas cards and decorate houses. finding the time and funds is hard to do though! so i'll hopefully be getting to do a little of that in november? also - i desperately need new running shoes. we had a small fb discussion about it a month or so ago. i asked how many miles one should go on a pair of shoes. it obviously varies significantly depending on the person and the shoe. my shoes are kind of done-for. they look pretty worn out and i can tell when i run in them that they don't feel as good. soooo now i get to dig up funds for a new pretty pair! (it's clearly exciting but expensive). totally worth it though.
so now i'll leave you with my ranting VLOG. please just appreciate it for what it is, judge if you wish, but we all have our moments. :) (but i'm seriously wincing at the thought of people watching this, eek!)
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