What a weekend! Feeling so incredibly inspired and rejuvenated.
On Saturday, I woke up at 4am, had breakfast, got ready and headed to Capitola for an awe-inspiring morning with the she.is.beautiful team. We did a short run along the beach and then a 90min session of yoga alongside the sound of crashing waves and the serene skies. It was the most invigorating, bonding experience ever. I only knew my sister but left feeling a little closer to everyone there, it was an infectious feeling of unity and love. I can’t even begin to explain the appreciation I have for the she.is.beautiful team, they put on amazing, inspirational, and unifying events that will leave you on a high for the rest of the week.
For the morning run, it was optional as part of the event but I really wanted to partake in it, of course my sister and I had to wake up a little earlier but it was worth it. This was my first run in Ramadan to run in the morning and needless to say for the rest of the day, my mouth felt so parched, sunset could not come soon enough. Thankfully I had a busy day ahead so dealing with that distracted me from my incredible dry mouth. I started the run keeping my usual pace but was pleasantly surprised when I saw my pace on runkeeper, I was doing a lot faster than I ever ran. After 2 miles, my pace was still the same, I couldn’t believe I was running at this pace. Towards the end of the run, the trainer who led the run pushed me to finish the run faster, I usually run super slow because of my longer distances but was so grateful that she pushed me. I really want to increase my pace and running with a group really helped me do that. It’s amazing how running with a group of people uplifts you and helps you to reach heights you never knew possible!
Still on the high from Saturday, I woke up Sunday, after much needed rest, with the intention to do my long run (10mi). I planned to go at 5pm but ended up leaving nearer to 6pm. I kept telling myself you can do this, you’ve done this before. Last time I ran 10mi was a year ago! And I was grateful to know my body was still able to handle it. After my run, I noticed I ran in the shape of Louisiana! My dad claims it looks like Africa, but I don’t really see it, haha.
Unfortunately didn’t get a chance to do my run yesterday because my knee has been hurting from my long run, but I have a brace on, hopefully it’ll be okay soon so I can finish off the month strong with a run tomorrow. Can’t wait to go back to morning runs! 🙂
Progress Report: I am ready for my half marathon! And I have officially set a goal for myself to run a marathon by December 30th.
Song of the Week: Although I haven’t been listening to much music this month, Fight Song by Rachel Platten has been one of my go-tos in every run.
Smizz Runs 