2012- year of the sneaker

Hey, back after a long reprieve, and realized that my desires to make this into a food blog may have been lofty, so now this will be just a whatever blog with some food thrown in the mix.  With that being said 2012 is going to be a busy year for me: Wedding (me and the Mr. got engaged in October 2011), teaching graduate classes, trying to get my licensing exam (MFTI to LMFT), and trying to run a marathon (two if I can). Today we did the first long run of the year : 16 miles, with a bitch of a head wind. I started noticing a pain in my hip on mile 13-14, soreness like i haven't felt ever, but i figure you can't run that long without something bothering you at some point.  I hope to update this more through out the year, but no promises!

I leave you with a few things that help me get motivated to run and stay running

1. New workout gear. I love buying a new work out shirt/shorts and rocking them. The brighter the better

2. MUSIC! This is super imperative for me. I have a music playlist called the Ass Grind that I listen to when I jog. Here are some songs that is allowing me to visualize the LA marathon

(Sweet Disposition-Temper Trap: I can see myself running through downtown LA)

(Florence + the Machine: "Run Fast for you mother. Run Fast for your father.  Run Fast for your children, sisters, and brothers. LEAVE ARE YOU LOVING, AND LONGING BEHIND YOU CAN'T CARRY IT WITH YOU IF YOU WANT TO SURVIVE. Ain't that the truth Flo)

Eminem - Cinderella Man- "Screamed shut up thunder, flipped the world upside down and made it rain upward" (not the real video)

3. Inspirational thoughts or images I try to sustain in my head. I try to avoid "thinspiration" because I think it's really unhealthy to look at other people's bodies hoping to attain it.

4) You want to run a  marathon, 1/2 marathon, 10k, or 5k- SIGN UP FOR IT, trust me, the fact that you paid for it will give you incentive to train. 

(this one begin registration on Jan 18th 2012, and is a lot of fun)

5) And my last one that I tell myself when I don't want to run: The only thing getting in the way of you accomplishing your goal is YOU. (unless you want to be an astronaut, then the person standing in the way is NASA).

"Sorry, we reject you on the basis of you sucking."

Good Luck, and Good Runs!