Rain, Rain Go Away

Last night I was over it. It had been raining non-stop the past two days so I sucked it up and ran on the dreaded treadmill. 

It really wasn't that bad in all honesty. I just prefer to be outside, not wedged between the wall and our white leather couch in the frog running on an endless rotating belt. 

But luckily, all was made much more bearable by watching season one of Gossip Girl. Since the newest season starts in just a few days, I can't seem to get enough of watching these crazy Upper East Siders. (Maybe because I'm about to be a part of the UES myself in just a few days? Granted, I won't have the million-dollar apartments on Park Avenue, a driver at my every whim, or hundreds of thousands of dollars to spend on clothing and champagne... but hey, at least I'll be in the same zip code.)

I ran for the entirety of the pilot episode, just about 3.5 miles, mixing in some walking and incline shifts. It felt pretty good to be running again, as the trip to LexVegas to visit my brother at VMI did not include any time to workout. His school is kept on such a rigid schedule that it felt like they were pushing the families to do the same. On Saturday we tailgated, went to the game, and got to get our "keydet" (VMI's nickname given to them because that's how you pronounce cadet with a southern drawl, love it) at 5 PM. We did get to watch him on the football field of course earlier in the day, but he had to be back at barracks by 10 PM, so we only had a few hours to get him dinner and let him relax out of his uniform. 

Similarly, on Sunday there was a big Civil War reenactment about an hour away from the college that all the new cadets participate in with their companies called the Battle of New Market. Then all the companies paraded down Main Street in the town of New Market, signifying that they survived Hell Week and truly are VMI Keydets. 

Side note: I cheered for Adam when his company marched past us and he smiled. I don't know if that was legal or not, but he said that he didn't think anyone even knew his first name so it didn't matter. I mean, my kid brother just survived one of the most grueling nine days of his life, all just to do well in college, so I figured he deserved a cheer or two during the parade.

Then by the time we got back Monday, it was pouring a ridiculous amount and I was topped off by last night from not running. Luckily, I'm back on track with my training program. Tonight is supposed to be a nice night and it's not too hot. That will call for a nice little run before dinner.

Just a few days until I'm making my daily runs through Central Park...

Life Changes = Running Delays

So I'm going to cut myself a little bit of slack here. It is week 4 and I haven't kept up with the running program, but that might be because I've just made one of the biggest life changing decisions EVER.

Next weekend I will be moving to New York City. That's right, the Big Apple. The Business Capital of the World. The City That Never Sleeps. The Empire City. The Financial Hub. The Mighty Manhattan... and I'm going to be in the center of it.

I've been working for a few months to secure a position in the city. After being abroad earlier in the summer, I realized that I really did want to experience big city life for a while and see how far I could push myself with my career in public relations. I couldn't be happier to say that I've secured a position for the fall with a phenomenal firm in Union Square! 

Now the tricky part is finding the place to live. Luckily I have a few couches I can crash on for a while and then it's time to sublet somewhere. I've been networking like crazy to find a location but that really doesn't work that well being all the way down here in Virginia Beach. I don't want to say yes to living with some creeper. Woof.

That being said, my mind has been on overdrive and I've been doing pretty much nothing besides figuring out my new life and trying to do well closing out work here at home. It's also been raining here at home daily and I hate the treadmill. The idea of seeing other people (or at least houses for goodness sakes) makes the runs more exciting for me. Staring at the wall in our frog (finished room over garage, in case y'all didn't know that term) or watching a tv show while running just really isn't ideal.

It does look like the rain might hold out today, though, so I plan on going on a 3-miler today when I get home. I will be pretty tired this evening I will imagine. I finally get to see my kid brother tomorrow at VMI- excitement! I can't let him know how much I've been slacking since he's been on workout overdrive since he arrived in LexVegas almost two weeks ago (even though he reads this blog... oh well). 

Guess I'd better start downloading Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" for my running list on my iPod!