Running Through It

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Does anyone else play two sports?

I've been training for a half marathon, and now that the weather is nice, I have been playing tennis. My body hurts. Literally the whole thing. Legs, knees, arms, back, everything. Last year I was running regularly and playing tennis, and it wasn't a problem. I think it's the whole half marathon thing.

I'm to the point in my training where I'm running 5 miles on the regular runs, and 8, 9, 10 on the long runs. It's getting a little rough.

Even though it's hard, I'm still sticking to the training program by running in the morning and playing tennis at night. I'm sure I'll get used to it after a few weeks.

I like this Charlie Brown picture. It really captures the feelings of an intense workout.

Half Marathon Training

I've been training for a half marathon. I haven't been telling people, because I was worried that I wouldn't actually be able to do it. But now I'm getting close. I'm more than half way there:

I got this plan from Hal Higdon's half marathon training. I'm super excited to be so close.

Gotta go do my Thursday 4.5 mile. Is anyone else training for a new distance?

Color and Adventure on a Cloudy Day

"So she sat on, with closed eyes, and half believed herself in wonderland, though she
knew she had but to open them again, and all would change to dull reality"

Inspired by LaceyInTheCity, I have decided to start a blog. After a few days of consideration, I've decided to call it "Allie in Wonderland," and Tim (husband), MikeyD (friend), and Lacey (inspiration) thought it was a good title, so that works for me. 

Why wonderland? Because it's everyday life, but seeing it with a little more color and adventure.

Example: Syracuse is snowy, cold, and cloudy. But because of all that, we get days like the one you see in the picture above.  

So it's those moments of color and adventure in an otherwise dull setting that I want to write about in this blog, and I'll try to capture it all through images, quotes, and stories.