Cream Rises To The Top

Yeah I love this saying, “Cream rises to the top”…I had someone tell me that when they found out I had Lyme. I guess it was like a “don’t worry, you’ll be back.” Yeah, I didn’t know it was going to take 5 years!

Today I was slipping around in the snow so my long run became quite annoying after 5 minutes. Yesterday I went to the Air Force track and ran this 800m race simulation (basically a 600, then a 200 very quickly after). I’ll be ready to run 2:06ish at 7400 feet the next time I go to the track. That will be that track’s record by 2 seconds I believe…yep that’s right, I haven’t raced in how many years? Don’t remind me! I don’t think it matters! Everytime I go and do these workouts my confidence grows. It’s just 100% validation of who I am and what I can really do.

After my workout I went and lifted weights. I lifted my max for cleans an then added 10 more lbs and did three reps with this new weight.  I’m pretty pumped because I no longer think I’m a “featherweight”…I think I can honestly be classified as “lightweight”…and some of those 800m girls look like ”heavyweights” for some strange reason. That’s okay, I’ll still make them my bitch (that’s a joke).

But my appetite is ferocious so I know I’m healthy and I’m training so hard and am STILL managing to gain weight! A sign of health….really, really good health (for a skinny girl). My goal here is to train HARD and not lose a single pound.

The most exciting part is the fact that I’m so calm.

No doubts.

No fears.

No hate (ok perhaps just a small bit, and you know who you are, but it’s more like Fodder for the FIRE). 

No injuries.

No uncertainty (even though sports are nothing but uncertain).

No past traumas to deal with (even though Lyme is very traumatic, emotionally I’m so over it)…and better yet, physically I’m so over it.

Oh yeah, this cream is starting to rise.

(Here’s a picture of me  last week with my cousin (Sarah). I was able to visit my cousins in Boulder finally. I haven’t seen them since they were in middle school!)