For starters, my name is Lindsay. My mother claims she didn’t name me after Lindsay Wagner who counts sheep in the sleep number commercial, but I’m not convinced.
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| {Color Me Rad! I'm on the left and Cags is on the right.} |
I’ve thrown around the idea of writing a blog for several years now. First, it was going to be a style blog. Then it was going to be a running blog. The final stimulus that prompted me to take the final leap was my decision to try out a paleo-based diet (I'll get into that more later). So now I shall have a running-food-shenanigans blog.
My goals for this blog are to encourage adventure, fun, and accountability. For example, if I were currently sitting here eating a delicious veggie lasagna that my roommate made- that is nowhere near paleo- under the excuse of already trashing my diet at the Hot Chocolate 15k this morning with my friend KB, I would definitely tell you. I would also tell you if I were waiting for warm gooey chocolate chip cookies to come out of the oven. If that were the case, of course.
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| {If I had been at the Hot Chocolate 15k, this is what KB and I would look like after the finish.} |
I started running (intentionally) during the summer of 2011. I started running a ½ mile down hill, gradually increasing the second ½ up the hill, mailbox by mailbox, until I made the full mile. After I got that whole mile under my belt, I ran my first race: The Knoxville half marathon in April 2012 with a time of 2:11:39. Then I ran the Savannah Rock N' Roll full marathon in November 2012 in 4:37:44. My incredible running buddy, Hales, was with me through both of these races.
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| {Me (left) and Hales at the Savannah Rock N' Roll Marathon expo!} |
A down and dirty about me: I studied War and Global Health during my undergrad years at the University of Tennessee, intending to be a surgeon in areas of armed conflict. Since then, I have left behind some of the boldness of my youth and decided to pursue a career as a physician's assistant. Currently, I work two jobs in healthcare and fitness. I'm either super organized or a hot mess. I tend toward the latter. I love chocolate and my adorable Saint Bernard, Molly.
I'm not perfect at sticking to a diet or making every training run. I don't eat strictly paleo. I will use Instagram to make myself look like a better photographer. I will be awkward as I try to navigate the path of what and what not to send into the ether. This blog is a place to explore different areas of life and to challenge me to strive for new experiences. A journey, if you will, through this thing called life.
I welcome feedback and comments! Thanks for stopping by!
Coming up:
- Crock-Pot Honey Apply Pork Tenderloin
- Hot Chocolate 15k Recap
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