I'm A Runner
Laura
Nurse, 24
London, Ontario, Canada
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When I was little I didn't know anyone who ran - except maybe the kids who actually took part in track and field and I think my brother ran once, maybe?
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I don't have any "normal" weekly distance - it entirely depends from one week to the other - but usually anywhere between 30 km and 50 km. Normally I run with a team but sometimes I really crave those solo runs where I leave my stopwatch at home.
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When I was studying human physiology I used to run the treadmill at the YMCA and go over everything that was happening in my body while I ran. I would think about how my heart was changing, how my muscles were working and why running could be so darn hard sometimes. Not only did my running improve, my physiology mark was amazing.
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The difference between running and nursing is that nursing - even labor and delivery nursing - can seem so much more reliable and consistent than running - women don't normally give birth outside in extreme weather changes.
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I ran my first race three years after I started running but only a year before my first marathon.
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Before a long run I always have a big glass of orange/grapefruit juice and a bowl of Shreddies (no milk). Before a weekday run sometimes it's all I can do to grab a banana or a granola bar. During runs I am always snacking on jelly-belly beans, sport beans, Gatorade and margarita flavored shot blocks.
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The night before a long run I almost always eat an entire box of Kraft Dinner. It's completely not healthy but it hasn't failed me yet.
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I know I have had a good run when I walk in my front door and I am stress free and feeling relaxed - no matter how bad the run may have seemed while I was doing it.
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If I could run with anyone it would be me as a kid. I was so self-conscious, so lost. I can't imagine how much more I could have accomplished by now if when I was seven someone had held my hand and told me that one day I would be running marathons. I am so thankful that I discovered running and in turn discovered me before it was too late. I'm still young, and now I know that nothing is impossible. That's something I tell myself everyday.*
Nurse, 24
London, Ontario, Canada
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When I was little I didn't know anyone who ran - except maybe the kids who actually took part in track and field and I think my brother ran once, maybe?
---
I don't have any "normal" weekly distance - it entirely depends from one week to the other - but usually anywhere between 30 km and 50 km. Normally I run with a team but sometimes I really crave those solo runs where I leave my stopwatch at home.
---
When I was studying human physiology I used to run the treadmill at the YMCA and go over everything that was happening in my body while I ran. I would think about how my heart was changing, how my muscles were working and why running could be so darn hard sometimes. Not only did my running improve, my physiology mark was amazing.
---
The difference between running and nursing is that nursing - even labor and delivery nursing - can seem so much more reliable and consistent than running - women don't normally give birth outside in extreme weather changes.
---
I ran my first race three years after I started running but only a year before my first marathon.
---
Before a long run I always have a big glass of orange/grapefruit juice and a bowl of Shreddies (no milk). Before a weekday run sometimes it's all I can do to grab a banana or a granola bar. During runs I am always snacking on jelly-belly beans, sport beans, Gatorade and margarita flavored shot blocks.
---
The night before a long run I almost always eat an entire box of Kraft Dinner. It's completely not healthy but it hasn't failed me yet.
---
I know I have had a good run when I walk in my front door and I am stress free and feeling relaxed - no matter how bad the run may have seemed while I was doing it.
---
If I could run with anyone it would be me as a kid. I was so self-conscious, so lost. I can't imagine how much more I could have accomplished by now if when I was seven someone had held my hand and told me that one day I would be running marathons. I am so thankful that I discovered running and in turn discovered me before it was too late. I'm still young, and now I know that nothing is impossible. That's something I tell myself everyday.*
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