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“We gotta make a change. It’s time for us as a...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:34:00 -0400

“We gotta make a change. It’s time for us as a people to start making some changes. Let’s change the way we eat, let’s change the way we live and let’s change the way we treat each other. You see the old way wasn’t working so it’s on us to do what we gotta do, to survive.”

2pac - Changes

"May you have air in your lungs, life in your legs, have the wind at your back, and wings on your..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:25:55 -0400

“May you have air in your lungs, life in your legs, have the wind at your back, and wings on your feet.”

- Geoff Hollister

DUBI AND I… Also, I think it’s time for a new...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:06:41 -0400

DUBI AND I… Also, I think it’s time for a new iphone, my photo quality sucks.

waystolivehealthier: -

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:45:00 -0400

waystolivehealthier:

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Lately I’ve been into bright colors, which to be honest I...

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:11:00 -0400

Lately I’ve been into bright colors, which to be honest I think is a good thing. I think dressing bright can influence a persons mood, or at least definitely reflect it.

Unfortunately, I have to take a break from running until my leg + foot are better, (it’s definitely a price I don’t mind paying and would do it over again) so I took a spinning class instead. I think for now, while my leg rests up I’ll use spinning as a way to stay in shape.

For anyone interested in knowing how I went from running 2 miles to a half marathon in 5 weeks here’s what my schedule looked like (inspired by http://www.mevsmj.com/2010/09/how-i-went-from-sitting-on-my-couch-to-running-a-half-marathon-in-5-weeks/):

Week one:

April 14th: 3 miles
April 16th: 4 miles
April 17th: cross training
April 18th: 4 miles

Week two:

April 21st: 6 miles
April 23rd: 4 miles
April 24th: cross training
April 25th: 5 miles

Week three:

April 28th: 7 miles
April 30th: Was planning on running 4 miles but was still recovering from my long run.
May 1st: cross training
May 2nd: 5 miles

Week four:

May 5th: 8 miles
May 7th: 5 miles
May 8th: cross training
May 9th: 5 miles

Week five:

May 12th: 10 miles
May 13th-17th didn’t run but wanted to do a 4 mile run on the 15th

May 18th: Brooklyn Half-Marathon

Mentally, this has been one of the most rewarding things I could have done, but physically I’m not sure I could recommend this to people just because well I think there is a big risk for injury. In my opinion though the rewards outweighed the costs. So run at your own risk ;)

I won’t forget today and the feelings it brought me. I kind of feel like it represents the...

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:49:45 -0400

I won’t forget today and the feelings it brought me. I kind of feel like it represents the beginning of a new chapter in my life? hmmm….

aequinoctium: Countdown - Phoenix

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:05:03 -0400

aequinoctium:

Countdown - Phoenix

My first race, a half marathon. 2:08:21. talk about endorphins....

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:10 -0400

My first race, a half marathon. 2:08:21. talk about endorphins. #bkhalf #nyrr #teamforkids (at Brooklyn Half Marathon Finish Line)

i’m so nervous. my goodness.

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:24:15 -0400

i’m so nervous. my goodness.

midnight-hour: Florence And The Machine - Shake It Out

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:31:11 -0400

midnight-hour:

Florence And The Machine - Shake It Out

taxi rides with this little one

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:28:39 -0400

taxi rides with this little one

Photo

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:28:06 -0400

"See the whole thing is a world full of rucksack wanderers, Dharma Bums refusing to subscribe to the..."

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:18:44 -0400

“See the whole thing is a world full of rucksack wanderers, Dharma Bums refusing to subscribe to the general demand that they consume production and therefore have to work for the privilege of consuming, all that crap they didn’t really want anyway such as refrigerators, TV sets, cars, and general junk you finally always see a week later in the garbage anyway, all of them imprisoned in a system of work, produce, consume, work, produce, consume, I see a vision of a great rucksack revolution thousands or even millions of young Americans wandering around with rucksacks, going up to mountains to pray, making children laugh and old men glad, making young girls happy and old girls happier, all of ‘em Zen Lunatics who go about writing poems that happen to appear in their heads for no reason and also by being kind and also by strange unexpected acts keep giving visions of eternal freedom to everybody and to all living creatures.”

- Kerouac / The Dharma Bums (via bja)

redapplegreenapple: Hiroshi Yoshida - Above the Clouds - 1929

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:09:00 -0400

redapplegreenapple:

Hiroshi Yoshida - Above the Clouds - 1929

Did this 2x today on top of my morning drink of a bunch of...

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:05:00 -0400

Did this 2x today on top of my morning drink of a bunch of healthy minerals/nutrients.

I was inspired by this Turmeric Cocktail (http://www.youngandraw.com/reduce-inflammation-with-a-turmeric-cocktail/), which is said to help reduce inflammation; it’s basically just turmeric and coconut water. However, I added MSM (I can’t explain how amazing this stuff is, although it tastes ridiculously bad so mix you have to mix it with something other than just water), cinnamon, and honey to mine.

I probably sound like such a weirdo, but seriously holistic approaches have worked out so much better for me than any over the counter/prescription drug ever has.

I’m really hoping that my foot + leg are better by Saturday.

time is so depressing, it’s so limiting

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:54:49 -0400

time is so depressing, it’s so limiting

Audio

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:52:28 -0400

get-fit-4-life: Fruit!

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:51:38 -0400

get-fit-4-life:

Fruit!

jaw3: To see more of Ansarov’s work, visit his website.

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:47:00 -0400

jaw3:

To see more of Ansarov’s work, visit his website.

clubmink

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:46:00 -0400

clubmink