...and travis, too!

in some sort-of a strange coincidence, i get a text from my older brother, trav, this afternoon asking if i'm reading "born to run." thinking he must've read the blog, we exchange pleasantries regarding the book, which basically means i said, "i know you love being right & you were right about reading on a tablet." anyway, to make this short story even shorter, trav had no idea that ty had made the same suggestion three hours earlier. sooo, i suppose the moral here is this: if you ask of the universe the universe will answer... even if by "ask" you really mean bitch on twitter about selling your soul for a life of pain free running...

i love you, older broddy.

thanks ty

there have been several times in my life when trivial things arise and for whatever reason this bigger little brother of mine knows the one thing to say that will spin everything back into perspective... in such a loving way his simple wisdom brings me imense comfort... for example...

once when i was crying for whatever reason, he said to me, "anj, you know why we cry? it's to get the hurt out." i have no idea if he heard this somewhere or if he came up with it on his own, but i will never forget how much better i felt...

another time i said something along the lines of patience not being a virtue of mine to which ty retorted, "yeah, but being awesome is!"

and just today, when my inability to run without pain for even five minutes had me fighting off tears from the treadmill, a simple "i think you should read born to run," snapped me back into reality and reminded me some time-off is not the end of the world...

i am so lucky to have him in my life and the truly value our relationship... anyone who knows ty knows what i'm talking about... and if you don't know him, just know this: he is one helluva dancer! a virtue of his, amongst many...

i love you, broddy.

just a couple things...

and maybe a few more.

this morning while i was on the treadmill, i realized these things:
a) if you forget the watch/receiver it will render your heart rate monitor useless which will only make you more uncomfortable than you already are with the chest strap+sports bra+built in tank bra combo.
b) incline should be at 1% to "simulate" running outside. if the incline is at 4% and you don't notice until you're 20 minutes in and honestly cannot figure-out why this run is the suck, you're an idiot.
c) lip-syncing while you run is not embarrassing, it's a smart way to gauge your heart's output when you find yourself in predicament a.
d) you should know i do c even when i do have the watch/receiver+chest strap+sports bra+built in tank bra combo. SHAMELESS.