Feb 28

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Wow this is my last post for the month of Feb! This year is flying! This weekend was a great weekend for my WISE project. Thursday Brittany and I met with Kristi and we had an extremly hard workout with her. We knew that we where going to be so sore after. Right after we finished she made us go on a 3 mile run! At first we could hardly run. After we ran for a little bit it became much easier. When we where finsihed we felt awesome! Yesterday was sunday and my friend Lindsey and I ran a 5k the Tour De Broward. I was extremely proud of ourselves for doing this because we decided the day before that we were going to do this. We woke up at 6 on Sunday morning and went! The run was hard, I barely walked! I was happy about that. I fnished about my average mile was about 10 min. Kristi said that 10 min miles should be our goal. So I now know that I am capable of doing it. Lindsey is a great help in my project. She motivates me and makes it eaiser when you have someone to run with. Brittany was away this weekend so it worked out perfectly. This morning I was looking online and I found a run on weston on april 3rd. I am going to registar soon. Tonight is our strenght and stretching day so we are going to take a pilates class tonight.

Feb24th

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I am so tired today! Today was our first time meeting with Kristi and she kicked our butts! We had a super hard workout and then after we where done we had to run three miles after that! It was exhausting but it also made me feel good. I know tomorrow I will be sore. Yesterday was fun! Brittany and I went swimming for our workout. It was MUCH harder then I thought it would be! I always thought swimming was easy, but when we started doing laps I was out of breath and tired very quickly. It was a lot of fun and we couldn't believe we got to leave school to go swimming for our WISE project. Wise is seriously awesome. We also went to Total Nutrition in Weston. We wanted to see what they had. We both got different kinds of bars and energy jelly beans. We take them either before or after we run and they actually help! Todays run was extremely hard! Our legs where so tired after our session of working out. Kristi also showed us the steaches that we should be doing. Stretching is extremely important and a lot of times people forget to do it. Also today during second hour I found the race that we are going to do. It is right here in Miami so that is so much better! In between we are also going to sign up to run two 5ks. Those will be easy compared to what we are used to running. Tomorrow is Friday TGIF. It is also our rest day! My friend Allison is coming in from Michigan so I am going to get to see her! Brittany is going to be in Gainesville so it works out that tomorrow is our rest day! Ill be back later this weekend =)

Feb 23rd

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Yesterday I had my mentor meeting with Coach Love and it went well as usual. I told him all about the running schdule that Brittany and I are following. Also we spoke about how having a partner in the process is extremely helpful and motivating. Yesterday after my meeting I went right over to Brittanys house and we where dreading the three mile run that was ahead of us. It was about 2:00 in the afternoon, and just about the hottest part of the day. We decided that we where just going to suck it up and do it. Suprisingly it went by pretty quickly and we where surprised that it was not bad at all! We tried to follow the "galloway" way to run where you run and have short walks inbetween to restore your energy. Today we are going to swim. I am very excited about that because I love to swim and its more fun then it is a workout for me. After our swim we plan on going to the runners depot. I am excited to see all the things that are out there for runners. Since I am new to this I don't know all the tips and assessories that they offer. While we are there we hope to speak  to someone who can give us a little bit of advice. Tomorrow is out first training session with Krsiti.... im hopeing she doesnt kill us! I like the schdule that we are following though because even though it is a lot of running we break it up. I will blog later and let you know how today goes =)

Feb 22

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Sorry I did not blog in a few days! This weekend was very successful. Sunday are the days where we have do our long runs. This Sunday we had to run 4 miles! This was the longest I have ran in a while! I was a little nervous before but after I felt great! Brittany and I ran at a comfortable speed, and finished preetty quickly. There where about 2 or three times that we had to stop and walk for a little because we had cramps or something. We ran early in the morning before it got extrememly hot. Next  time we think we are going to run even earlier because by the end of our run it was very hot out. We also tried a few kinds of energy gummies that she had in her house. They where reccomended to us after you run long distances. We are going to go to the runners depot later this week and buy some stuff that we think will help us. I also spoke to someone this weekened who just startred running last year! She is running a half marathon this weekend in Disney! I wish it was later on in the year because I would love to run that one. My mom and I also did some research and found a half maraton a week earlier then the country music one and it is in north Miami Beach. So its MUCH closer! my friend jamie and sam are here so I have to go.

Feb 19th

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Today is Saturday! Sorry I did not blog yesterday but I have a lot to catch you up on. Thursday Britany and I went to meet with Kristi and it was great! She can help us with exactly what we need. When we got there she did measurements and tested us in all these categories such as flexibility, strength, our blood pressure ect. This machine that she used was extremely cool. She gave us a print out of everything. She was really excited to help us with our project and she thinks that WISE is an awesome thing. We are going to take the tests again at the end and compare our results. She also made a training schedule for the next 12 weeks for us! This was very cool because we have a print out of what we have to do everyday from now until the day of the race. We also set up a time to meet with her once a week to help us train. We spent about an hour and a half with her. After we left we where even more excited about our project. When I got home I went on a run with my friend Lindsey who is also in WISE. It was a really good run and it made it go buy quickly when I was running with a friend. She also was helpful because she motivated me when I was tired. Every Friday is our rest days so yesterday I did not run. I did purchase a running magazine which I found some really cool articles in there. This morning I worked out for a half hour because she said to do that on Saturdays because on Sundays we have to run at least 4 miles! Tomorrow I will let you know how it goes! Britany and I want to come up with different and interesting routs so that we are not always running the same places and get board. I am loving my project so far!

Feb 17th

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Today is Thursday morning. Yesterday after school I had a team meeting and we went over all the basic things for WISE. We went over how to properly use our noodletools which helped. For our homework that is due today we had to find an article on how the government is involved with our topic. I found an article on all the rules and regulations in different kinds of running. I found it pretty interesting because before reading it I did not know much about it at all. This afternoon Brittany and I are going to do a three mile run and then go meet with the girl Kristi. I am excited to see what she has to say. I also think we should register for the race fairly soon. Yesterday I spent some time brainstorming some of my friends who run or are on track teams. I think that getting in touch with them and talking to them would be a great source. This weekend coming up is a long weekend so that means I will have plenty of time to work on my WISE project. I am excited to have a long weekend! I am currently in interior design class and kind of board. But today is a pretty easy day. Tomorrow or sometime this weekend I hope to go to the running depot. I also have a few numbers of people who my moms friend spoke to there. Tomorrow after my meeting im sure I will have a lot more to post!

Valentines Day!

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Today is a beautiful monday afternoon. I just got back from my daily run. Today was harder then most days. I think my legs are a little sore. I definitely need to make sure that I am stretching enough! I forgot how important is it. Today I had my weekly mentor meeting with Coach Love. It went well like usual. I told him that I want to get out and talk to more people this week. Last week I did not do a tun of off the computer research so I want to make sure I do some this week. Tomorrow at two I have an appointment to meet with a trainer and go over everything that I need to do from now until April. I have very excited and interested to hear what she has to say. I think that reaching out for processional help is defiantly the right move. I was talking to Coach Love today about this being my goal. I am really motivated and hope that I can reach it! I think this will be something that I can look back on years from now and be proud of what I accomplished my senior year in high school. I think I might stop at a bookstore this week and read some books on running. There are so many things out there that are completely foreign to me. Even though I have ran in my life, running long distance is something that I have never done before. The good thing about it too is that I can continue with it for years! It is not something that has to stop when  WISE  is over. I am going to get in the shower. I will keep you posted on what is going on later this week! I am sure that I will have a lot to talk about after tomorrow!

Happy almost V day

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And happy almost valentines day. Today and tomorrow are sad days for me. Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of when my grandpa died. =(. I am going to try and make it through the next day thinking about it as little as possible. On the bright side today I went for a long run outside. The running conditions where perfect! It was sunny and not humid at all! I also spoke to Kristi the the other day! It was great because it sounds like she can help me and Brit out with exactly what we want. We have an appointment with her tuesday afternoon at 2! She said she is going to go over what our running schedule should look like, and help us go over what we should be eating. Yesterday morning I also went on a run. It was kind of damp out and not that nice, but once I started running it was fine. I saw my sister this weekend because she came in to dance. Her dance company was performing in Miami. Saturday I spent the day with her and I told her about my WISE project. She thought it sounded awesome. I sat in on one of her dance practices and I saw how hard all the dancers where working and it really motivated me and truly proved that you can do anything you put your mind to as long as you are willing to put a little effort in. I am continuing with the idea of "baby steps" and I think that in the end it will pay off! I have to go eat dinner I will be back and blog tomorrow =)

Post 7

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Sorry I have not blogged in a few days! I have been very busy! Just because I have not blogged does not mean I have not been doing and thinking about stuff for my project. This week I have gone running everyday! I can already see myself building up endurance. This is very exciting. I finally heard back from a girl named Kristi and I think she can help me out with what I want. I have been running for about 30 min each day. Believe it or not for me that is a lot. This weeks homework was to find an article  that has to do with the economics of our project. I found one that talks about the entry fees to races are going up. I found this to be an interesting article. This week I also had my weekly meeting with Coach Love. It was another good meeting. He had exciting news for me and told me that he might have a connection to someone at the local news station, who participates in a lot of running events. The weather this week has been absolutely beautiful for running! It has not been to too hot. I plan on going on another run this afternoon when I get home as long as it does not rain! This weekend I also want to stop by the runners depot. As far as training goes, my moms friend highly recommends me looking online. She said that a lot of what she read online was extremely helpful. This afternoon I am going to set aside time to do some research. I also want to go out and buy one of those running magazines, who knows maybe I can find something interesting in there. Be back soon!

Post six

Hello! Yesterday was Superbowl Sunday. It was also a great day for my WISE project. I have been running everyday in order to work up to a half marathon. I ran early yesterday morning and then again with my friend Nikki in the afternoon. I am slowly but surely making baby steps. On Friday Brittney and I met with a guy who we thought was going to help us with our nutrition for the project. After meeting with him he was not really offering us what we wanted. I called my gym and found out that they offer nutrition classes and I spoke to someone name Kristi who thinks she might  be able to help us. We want someone to help guide us with what we should be eating for the running that we are doing. We also want a trainer to help us design a running plan that works  for us. Hopefully today I can speak to someone. Also my moms friend Jen who just ran the half marathon last week e-mailed me this morning with the names of people at the running store that helped he. She also sent me the names of websites that she found very helpful. Yesterday I was searching the internet for different half marathons in case we do not want to go to the one is Nashville. I found one that is a little bit earlier on April 10th in Clearwater. The reason there are not that many in Florida that time of year is because it is extremely hot. My friend Nikki signed me up to do the relay for life with her in a few months. This is great because it raises money for her cousin who is going through cancer and it also is great practice. Today after I have my meeting with Coach Love I plan on going out for another run today. Later this week I am going to run with my friend Lindsay who is also in the WISE program. She is doing something else for her project but she loves to run and she said that she wants to train with me. This is great because it will be huge motivation to run with her. I am going to go and E mail Jen back now. I am also going to do some research now on other running websites. Be back later. =)

Post Five

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Today is Thursday afternoon Feb 2nd. Yesterday I went on my "first" run for my new WISE project. It was hard while I was doing it, but afterwards I felt great! I am so motivated to do my new project. Today Brittany called a nutritionist and we set up a time to meet with them tomorrow at one o' clock. I am extremely excited about this and very interested to see what he is going to say. I am so happy with the amount of progress we have made this week. I feel like we really are getting the ball moving. I also spoke to my moms friend Jen who ran a half marathon this past weekend. She was extremely helpful with answering a few questions for my interview, and said that she is more then happy to help us with anything we need along the way. She also suggested some websites that she said helped her. Today I am going out for my second run of my WISE project. Hopefully everyday it will get a little bit easier. I am not killing myself though. I am taking really small baby steps until I reach my running goal. There are also a few shorter runs to help raise money for different causes in the area coming up and I think it would be a great idea to sign up for some of them because they would be great practice. Brittany also called me this afternoon with great news! She said that Mr. Gellers relative is going to help us with our training! I feel like everything for our project is slowly just coming together, which is very funny to me because we started out with the idea of design and now are headed a totally different direction. I have a good feeling about this one thought. I am going to head out and go for my run with my friend Nikki before it gets dark or I get too tired! Gotta run "literally"

Post 4

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Well yesterday was a very productive day! Yesterday after our team meeting about blogging Brittany and I went to Starbucks to make some phone calls to places we are interested in going to shadowing someone. She and I put together A large list of numbers that we found from different places. We spent quite a while calling different architecture firms and interior designers in the area. After a few phone calls that where unsuccessful, we realized that  this was not going to be as easy as we thought. We know that WISE students in the past have done similar projects but we are not really sure how they went about it. One of the problems with this as our project is that some architects and designers work out of their house so it would be kind of hard for us to shadow or intern there. We left our names and our phone numbers with a few people and they said that they would get back to us. We ended up staying at Starbucks for about 2 hours! Just as we where getting ready to go home Brittany came to me with another idea. She had the idea of training to run a half marathon a few months from now. Our project will include talking to trainers and having them help us to come up with a plan on how to train. Also we will meet with a nutritionist and make sure we are eating the proper diet for what we are going to do. I loved this idea and think that this would be an awesome life experience and a great WISE project. This project will be a huge challenging but I  know that I will feel so accomplished if I really do train and complete a half marathon. I am currently the most basic kind of runner now, so I think it will be extremely interesting to track my progress and truly test if anyone is capable of running a half marathon. The most I have ever ran at one time is 6 miles so I have a long  ways progress to make. I am going to talk to a trainer later this afternoon with Brittany and see what they say. After we make the phone call I plan on going on a one mile run. For me right now that is about as far as I can run. Ill be back later and keep you posted on what happens!