Stoked on life/running right now.
I started running a little over two years ago. It started out as a way to get in better shape/ground myself. Running helped me get over a terrible breakup. Lately my consistency is really starting to pay off. I do little to no road running. I focus mainly on trails and mountain running. Last month, I ran the second fastest known time on the GA loop in 13:15. The FKT being done in 12:35 done in '93. The GA loop is a 56ish mile loop consisting of the AT, DRT, and BMT trails, there's also 16K+ vert gain and 16K- descent to make it very interesting. Today on my 17 mile long run I split a 36:05 10k during the last half. Hyped as fuck on that. I'd love to run a sub 34:00 or 32:00 some day. I haven't raced a lot because I hate competition but I'm starting to get hip to the idea. Some day I hope to run a WS100 or Hardrock 100 qualifier so I can apply for their lotteries. But my bucket list goal is to run all of the major rounds in the UK: Bob Graham, Paddy Buckley and Ramsey Round (maybe in a summer but that's crazy?).
Also, I got a date tomorrow with a chick I've been into for well over a year now.
The past few years had been so shitty. I went through a really bad breakup with my fiance, lost my dogs, and my dad was diagnosed with cancer (he's in remission now). But everything is clicking right now. I've even applied to go back to college and am looking forward to seeing what's next. Sorry for my rant but posting on SLAP can sometimes be cathartic.
I hope all the other SLAP homies are doing well too!