i run for chocolate...

while training for this last half,

i discovered a trend of people advertising their reason for running.

i run for wine.

i run for beer.

i run for health.

so, i asked myself

"what does LINDSEY run for?"

to those of you who know me well,

this seems like a rhetorical question.

you're probably thinking there's only one of two things i run for:

chocolate OR diet coke.

and yes, you're correct.

i absolutely run for chocolate and diet coke.

but i've discovered another reason why i run.

perhaps the most important reason of them all

(though nothing in life can beat a good bite of chocolate or an ice cold diet coke)

these days folks,

i run for sanity!

my new teacher brain weighs down like a good game of Tetris these days.

the blocks just keep piling up, weighing me down, awaiting my defeat.

that's why i run.

to shake off those blocks, to clear my head,

to be able to start each day fresh, happy, and ready for anything

(and by anything, i mean wiping boogies, removing mysterious, gooey objects from desks, and explaining in a very non-violent way what happened to "that man, awesome-a" yesterday).

so, here's to running!

and to my bestie for finishing her first half!!

i'm so proud of you, SBJ!

time for round 2?