Adventures of a marathon girl

Hi y'all, Almost every kid at one point in it's life dreams about castles, knights, horses, lands, dressing up, ballrooms, kings and queens. Some kids grow up to actually become the person living in a castle however most of us mortals don't. Castles however hardly ever stop filling our hearts with somekind of magic and they still spark our imagination. It might be because you enjoy history and want to learn about a country and the people in it, it might be because you love landscaping and interior design, it might be because you simply love a great piece of architecture or maybe even all of the above. So when the change comes along to run around on castle grounds that are normally closed to the public, seeing an amazing palace up close, having a canon being fired at the start of your run and even receiving a medal that resembles a royal distinction would you decline that call? OFCOURSE NOT!!! Well I damn well made sure I was part of the fun and trust me when I say it wa

Hi y'all, Running through the seasons of your life you start to tap into the very depth of what your soul is made of. Running, as y'all know, has taught me so many things about myself and today me and the love of my life had a fun talk about what makes me love our new residence and why I am drawn to the outdoors especially now. When I'm out there, out anywhere and just get into the cadans of my feet tapping (sometimes just smashing or even slouching) the roads during just these days I somehow really feel my unruly and very wild and adventurous me roar and surface. The me that loves to scream against the rolling waves, that stands up on the paddles of her bike when all hell breaks lose and rain smashes my face. The me that feels alive right about this time of year. The me that wakes up and smells the turning of the season. It is here. It is coming. It is on it's way and it is calling on my very soul. The turning of a season somehow always makes me feel somet

Hi y'all, I know it's been a while and trust me I really do want to keep you updated on my life as a runner but as is, life intervenes and I find myself depleted when I come home. I have been struggling to keep running, partially due to the extreme heat and partially because my body is still overcoming the all of my moms death. I didn't stop entirely but I haven't been true to myself either. That is until yesterday when someone woke me up and unintentionally showed me that I can't let anyone clip my wings, steal my thunder, cut my curls and dull my sparkle. I was born to soar and nobody in this entire world has the right to enter my mind with their dirty feet. So after a horrible night of hardly any sleep, mulling over why the encounter that shook me, got to me so badly and I why I am still beyond furious I decided to go for a run. I hoped to get rid of some of the anger and find some clarity to see the beauty of life in the nature surrounding me. I couldn&#