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Name: Brittany
Country: United States
State: Mississippi
Metro: Hattiesburg
Birthday: 7/5/1986
Gender: Female
Interests: running, hiking, biking, swimming, rock climbing, exploring things, discovering uncharted territory
Expertise: Running
Occupation: Student
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AIM:  ChickThatRuns
Member Since:
5/4/2005
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| Noah's Ark Part II: What happens on the ark stays on the ark | | |
| Today is my birthday! :D. Yesterday I was running and thought about those poor people whose birthday is on February 29th. I, for one, think it would be really cool to be like "I'm going to be 5 next year!" (that is assuming leap day occurred in my birth year, which it did not) Anywho, I asked my mom for this cute little Bible. It's green, and it rocks. I also asked for a book to help me study for Human Anatomy & Physiology next semester. That's really all I wanted, so my mom offered to take me shopping so I could pick some stuff out. Yeah, I ended up getting some anti-frizz cream for my hair, and that's all. lol. I wasn't really in a shopping mood though, so I think we're going to go again. I do need some new running clothes. ooh! Will sent me the COOLEST trail shoes. They're gray and pink and awesome! I'm really excited. It's funny because my current shoes are about to have 300 miles on them, and I didn't realize it until like last week (you're supposed to get new ones after 300 miles) AND he sent running toe socks! (some of you may get the humor in that.tehehe) He's the BEST by the way. I miss him! He's in Washington until the end of the month. Then he's going to be in Georgia where he gets to jump out of planes (lucky!) I think I'm going to throw him a surprise birthday party when school starts again since I didn't get to see him on his birthday (it was on June 20th...he wouldnt be expecting it. tehe!) Anywho! I hope everyone had a great 4th of July! | | |
| I'm at work yet again, and I have decided there is a conspiracy to keep this place freezing. Yesterday, I was in the office by myself until early afternoon (the attorneys were in court), so I thought "hey, i'm really cold and no one else is in here, so I'll turn the air up..." yeah, I moved the thermostat to like 80, and nothing happened. The thermostat is merely a decoy. I think they put it here so that you "think" you're getting warmer when that is not the case at all. I see beyond this psychological guile. I know when I'm cold. Considering nothing could be done to neutralize my environment, I took matters into my own hands. Nobody was in the office, so I figured it would be alright if I did some push-ups. I did 20 and it helped for a bit, but with time, I was once again overwhelmed by the frigid conditions of this arctic office, so what was there to do now except more push-ups? (keep in mind I was wearing a long skirt and a collared, white, button down top) so I did 20 more and sat back down in my hyperborean office chair just as my dad walks in. It would have been very akward if he had walked in about 20 seconds earlier. Funny though. | | |
| The animals have gone mad! well, first, it was the geese...I was sitting at work the other day staring outside when this goose came and knocked on the window with its face. I laughed. Then it went away, and I was sad for a minute, but it came back...with friends!! and they did the same thing! Then yesterday...I was running with my friend Jim and we found a turtle. Naturally, we both wanted to pick it up, but Jim had dibs, so I let him go first. Well, just as Jim picked up the turtle, it HISSED at him (like a cat!) I thought I was just hearing things, but the horrified look on Jim's face confirmed my fear of the hissing turtle. He held it like 3 feet from himself and slowly bent down and placed it back in the grass. Later, we found the turtle trying to cross the road and didn't help it across for fear of attack.
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| This weekend was composed of like the best running days ever. Even though I wanted to DIE both times...it was incredible. I was sooooo dehydrated. and you'd think i would have learned Saturday. I ran some insanely awesome powerline hills with coach Bell (high school coach) and his sidekick Clint (another crazy running fool forever tainted by coach Bell), and I was quite content before turning around when I realized that after the hills go up, they descend back down...so on the way back, im running basically the same thing i ran out. We ran through a creek though, so that was fun! i made it 55 minutes before the dehydration got the best of me. all truth told though, i dont know how i made it that far off the like 3 glasses of water i have had in the past week. That run ended up being about 8 miles. THEN on Sunday...I went to Smiths Station (near Auburn), where coach Bell is going to be coaching next year, and ran on this dirt road that is crazy-hilly, but the hills sneak up on you and bite you in the butt! (like a snake) and they're looong, so you dont realize when you're going down hill until you turn around and have to go back up. That day I only made it 30 minutes before once again being attacked by dehydration. I couldn't see straight and came very close to throwing up. I continued on my way though and made it about 7 miles. Once again...3 glasses of water just will not suffice. so after returning from the run, I went to wal-mart and purchased a 64 ounce gatorade, of which I consumed in its entirety in the parking lot over the better part of five minutes. I also bought a gallon of water and polished that off yesterday. What I don't like is that I'm still dehydrated. I'm glad I didn't like die on those runs because it was like a million degrees both times. mmm...watermelon ice gatorade rocks! (it tastes like watermelons) now i guess i should get back to work or whatever it is that I do here. | | |
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