But first, I have to tell you about my Augustana College adventure! As you may or may not know, I want to do Speech-Language Pathology as my career. And Augustana had a summer academy program called "True Life: A day in the life a of a Speech Language Pathologist." And it was excellent!
I learned so much! And I met so many awesome people! I'm telling you, it was like we knew each other forever!
I know this is definitely what I want to do after getting to experience observing and interacting in a clinical setting. It was such a great opportunity, and I know I will love this career path so much!
At home, I found a rock in my yard and gave it some google eyes. Once I got to Colorado, I found a quaint little shopping area for it in Breckenridge and hid it there.
Last but certainly not least, run a 10K. So I run crosscountry, but I never had done an official 10K race. Lexington basically only has one 10K a year, the Bluegrass 1000, and for the past couple of years, I've been out of town. However, Colorado is a happenin' spot for all things outdoors!
But, it's also 10X higher altitude than Kentucky. ): The first time I ran, we did about 3 miles, and I maybe actually ran a mile of it. A couple days later, I did a 4K race. And I thought crosscountry was roughin' it. We literally were running up and down a mountain on a steep and rocky dirt path that was at most a foot and a half wide. One wrong step and you were tumbling down the mountain. O.o Needless to say, I did awful. It took me 45 minutes, which is ridiculous!
Despite that awful run, my dad continued to encourage me to do a 10K at the end of the week. And I didn't die! By that time, I was feeling good. My time was 1:14:09, not a very good time, but it way exceeded my expectations. I actually had a normal time! Hopefully, this training will pay off and I will do better now that I'm back in Kentucky.
PS. Ignore how gross we look
PSS. My dad ran a 1/2 marathon, so he is quite a bit more sweaty than me (:
