ramblings of an intern

Alright, I’ll be the first to admit it. I’ve been slacking in the blogging department. Give me a break – I’ve transitioned from being a full time student, to being a full time intern. Things are completely different…and completely awesome. SUN TV has been a great place to learn the ropes of marketing and PR. I’ve been creating all sorts of communications tools; media lists, press releases and even writing copy for print ads! I’m going to be pretty excited to see my first ad in the paper.

In running news – the race is on Sunday. I’m not feeling too confident about a great finishing time, but I know I will cross the finish line. Also – it is supposed to be real hot this weekend, this will be an interesting race. It will feel pretty great to cross the finish line though.

In yoga news – I bought this great pass called Passport to Prana. It was $35 and gives you access to one yoga class at loads of different studios all over Toronto. So far I’ve been to four studios and they have all been great experiences. It is a great deal that I would recommend to all interested in yoga!

couch to 5k

Here is a helpful article - from your couch to a 5k run!

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

zzz

Last night, I slept through the night. This is very exciting news. I think it may have something to do with the fact that one of my very best friends was beside me, we had just eaten a lot of ice cream, and a George Clooney movie was playing in the background. It's a lot easier to fall asleep when you cant think about anything.

Recently, I have become very close friends with 3am...4am...and 5am. Not sleeping is very unusual for me, I have always been able to fall asleep anywhere very comfortably. I think the stress of these 13 assignments hanging over my head has my brain working on over time...and it's hard to shut off 'thinking'.

Now...all of this leads back to a podcast I was listening to last week (while trying to fall asleep). It was called Is sleep really that important?, and is from the How Stuff Works series that I have become mildly obsessed with. Read the article http://health.howstuffworks.com/importance-of-sleep.htm, or find the podcast. Do it now. I promise it is interesting.

namaste

About two years ago I tried yoga for the first time. I didn't fall in love right away. It was actually pretty intimidating. I was working at a Starbucks that was inside a health club and employees could take any classes we wanted; for free. I went a few times with co-workers and found myself paying more attention to what everyone else was doing rather than what I was capable of.

When I was living in Guernsey I started going to a class called 'body balance'. It was a mixture of yoga and pilates. It was a lot less intimidating because everyone was focused on themselves and the teacher reminded us often that yoga was all about 'you and your practice'. I started looking forward to my Saturday morning classes. Once I was back in Canada (and I got my old job back at Starbucks) I used the free yoga classes as often as I could.

In recent months I have forgotten about how great yoga is and how it can make you feel. Nothing beats the feeling of savasana.

no fun

The end of the school year is coming fast. All the stress of school and other things has made jogging seem less and less important.

I was looking forward to going home this weekend and even going for a jog in my old neighbourhood, but I ended up feeling sick all weekend.

I did go for a jog earlier today. The weather is lovely and summer is on it's way.

splish splash

Although I would rather be jumping in puddles than running in the rain I decided to be venture outdoors today. My formerly clean white runners are not impressed.

I tried something new today. I didn't ask Harriet to join me. I recently read an article that suggested, to become a runner you need to think like a runner. It advised to stop concentrating on how many kilometers or how many minutes you've been jogging, and to just...run. The numbers, apparently, aren't important.

When I put in my headphones this afternoon I didn't turn on my step counter or my running buddy and I just ran (errrr jogged). While I was on the path of trying new things I opted to turn on a podcast instead of the usual song shuffle (http://www.howstuffworks.com/stuff-you-should-know-podcast.htm). Now I know all about 'how bail works' and I had a nice jog in the rain.

upside down

I accomplished one of my goals! A headstand without the help of a wall. It took a lot of practice but I've finally done it. Yay!

Now. Back to the running.