A college student taking in the world around her. Becoming the person I want to be and offering advice, my experiences, and random thoughts with those who are interested. ~Started December 3rd, 2018~
After work Alex and I ventured out for another run. He got about 2.25 miles in before I dropped him off at home and pushed to get that last mile in to hit my minimum goal of 3 miles for each run. It was super sunny and hot! I also learned drinking coffee an hour before a run is not a good idea… the heartburn and funky- feeling stomach was not too fun to run on. Note to self, plan ahead on what I’m eating an hour or two before running.
Today I got Alex to run with me for the first two miles. I dropped him off at home and pushed to get in that last mile. It feels so good to get out and enjoy the sun. Being stuck inside all day due to being in quarantine is starting to get to me. It’s been really nice to rely on these runs to get out and enjoy the fresh air and spring weather- even if it is just for 30 minutes!
It felt good to get out again today and run with Alex. The sun was shining and the fresh air felt amazing with being stuck at home throughout the day.
Happy Easter ya’ll! With the weather being so nice lately, Alex and I decided to get another run in this week. After a weekend filled with binge watching, snacking, and drinking it was nice to get a short run in and sweat it all out.
It’s amazing to see how everyone’s lives have changed from the beginning of March until now. Just over a month we have seen a statewide quarantine take place in Washington as well as the president stating a national quarantine that will last until April 30th and the minimum.
Working and staying at home has become the norm. Luckily with WWU’s campus being on spring break and implementing online classes for all of Spring quarter we are able to run through campus while keeping a 6 foot distance between the few people who are up here.
With this being said, I have been very motivated to keep up a healthy routine and make sure to workout as often as I can. Throughout March this consisted of a mix of at-home workouts as well as running.
Looking back at my February post, I really wanted to focus on going places I am going to miss about Bellingham. Sadly this did not happen with the quarantine being in place and all nonessential businesses being closed.
Although March didn’t go as planned, between having graduated college, working only 30 hours a week, and being in quarantine, I have a lot more free time to spend time working out and hitting muscle groups I tend to forget about.
Some of the goals I have for April are:
I’m excited to see the results I can accomplish with the month of April in quarantine.
Alex and I ran through campus again today, but ran our route backwards. It was nice to get out and enjoy the sunny weather while working from home inside all day today.
Today I ran solo through campus. It was sunny out and campus was so quiet. It felt like the runs I used to do during summer quarter up here. I’m going to miss being in Bellingham this summer, but am glad I still get to enjoy it now.
Alex and I ran through campus again today. We made sure to get in a few laps around the track to get to 3 miles before heading home. It started dumping rain while we were on our way back home and reminded me of early fall with the gloomy clouds and falling leaves. I can’t wait until spring weather is here and the sun is shining!
I got in a solid workout tonight before bed. It felt good to sweat and let go of the stress at work with the whole Coronavirus scare. Hopefully we get through this pandemic soon. In the meantime, my goal is to use my extra free time to workout / run and focus on getting that beach body for summer!
Today Alex and I ran again to get out of the apartment during quarantine. I was able to push him a little further than our 2 mile runs to hit 3. I’m loving getting to run with someone else. It makes the time go fast and motivates me to push myself a little harder than I normally would.
I’m loving these HIIT workouts on YouTube! There are so many to choose from and they all target different areas. The one I did tonight was a lot of legs and abs, but the thing I liked the most was how positive and motivating the instructor was by always reminding me to smile through the pain. It’s amazing how much just a simple smile can change your perspective, not only in a workout, but in a normal day that may not be going too well.
Today was so sunny! With classes being over, I had some extra free time to run through campus. I figured this would probably be one of the last times I made it up to campus with graduation being postponed due to the coronavirus.
Alex and I ran through WWU’s campus today. It was a sunny day so we decided to take it a little slower and enjoy the run through campus and back. It was awesome to have someone else to talk to and keep each other occupied throughout the run.
Man, I wasn’t planning on sweating so much during this workout but am really happy with how tired I feel after completing this workout. I know my legs and arms will be sore tomorrow!
Lately it seems like toning and at home workouts have been my go to. Now that classes are over I’m hoping to have more time to get back into running, but for now these workouts get the job done. I’m sure I’ll be sore tomorrow, but excited to start seeing results especially as spring and summer start to draw near.
February flew by and I know for a fact I did not push myself hard enough to get runs in or do the workouts I had planned. It seems like February focused a lot on toning and not losing the muscle I have gained from running. I did a lot of workouts from Fiton. Both sculpting through HITT workouts, ab workouts, and intense yoga sessions. It felt good to mix these workouts in and I was surprised at how rewarding they felt when I was done with them.
During February, I was stressed out A LOT! Partly from not being on a constant workout schedule, but also because college is coming to an end and life is starting to get real. The uncertainty of the future is something that I worry about. Not knowing what lies ahead is a really scary feeling. I know everything will work out the way its supposed to, but its the not knowing that scares me the most.
As March begins, I want to really focus on things I will miss about Bellingham. I want to use the gym more, as this was the gym that fired my ambition to get in shape and stay there. I want to run around Bellingham as these are routes I will probably not visit anytime soon. I want to go out to the bars where Alex and I spent our Friday and Saturday nights together. I want to eat at the restaurants where we had our first date and the various ones that followed. A lot of my “adult” life started up in Bellingham and it will be a bitter-sweet goodbye come March 21st.
My goal for March is to turn all those spots into memories and remember what it is about Bellingham that I love so much. I will run those routes, I will go out to the coffee shops where Alex and I used to get brunch, I will go to the bars where I took my first legal drinks at, I will spend time with Alex up here on these last few weekends reminiscing on how far we have come together these past three years and all the places we have explored in Bellingham. I am excited to see what the future holds, but am sad to be leaving Bellingham behind for now. Come March 21st, I know my life will change for the better and can’t wait to see what that entails!
Today’s my birthday! This is the first birthday I have celebrated alone, and it feels weird. I wouldn’t say sad, just different. I went about my day as normal, going into work, finishing some homework, got a call and talked to my parents for a bit, and FaceTimed Alex to finish the night.
Tonight Alex and I went out to celebrate his birthday at midnight. We went out to a few bars and ended the night dancing at The Royal. It was a lot of fun to go out and celebrate someone you love.
Today I spend he day celebrating Alex and I’s birthdays with my family. My parents and brother came up to Bham. We spent the afternoon walking around campus and eating dinner at an Italian restaurant downtown. It was a lot of fun to celebrate and spend time with everyone!
Today Alex and I went down to spend the afternoon with his family to celebrate birthdays. We had dinner together and then I came back up to Bellingham to get ready for classes tomorrow.
Today was a Lake Padden running kind of day. I could feel how unconditioned my legs felt as I ran the hills around the lake. About halfway around I could feel how tired my legs were getting. The lake is about 2.5 miles around, so running past the end point and continuing for another .5 of a mile was hard to do. I pushed through and made sure to hit 3 miles, but it was hard to motivate myself to get that last little bit in due to how out of shape I felt.
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