My name is Matthew and I love, love, love, love, love running (the verb and the gerund). Everything to do with it, I love. The painful feeling of being drained, the heightened endorphins, the training, the coaching, the racing, and the gear (Short shorts or gtfo). I did XC and track year round for 3 years in H.S., and now I'm just running freely in college. I ran my first ultra (50k) February 2012 and it was FANTASTIC. I'll definitely do more in the future.

I'm also a vegetarian wanting to go vegan eventually.

Besides running, I love oreos, water, movies, reading, hanging out with my friends, chips ahoy, feeling clean, going shirtless around the house, colorful things, etc.


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Jan 25, 2012
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Yoga then meditation!

After classes today, I strolled on over to the gym to do yoga at 4:15. It was soooo nice. We did a couple of new things, and I tried to have good form throughout. It was physically tough as always, but it was fantastic at the same time. I haven’t really been in a setting similar to XC practice for a long time, but that was close to it. It reminded me of strength workouts after practice. The short meditation at the end was also really nice. The teacher was gorgeous also :)

After that, my friend and I went over to a Turning In meeting. Turning In is a club which is secularly spiritual. My friends have been and I know the leader, but I had never been for. The leader, Rob, is one of the nicest guys I have ever met. He is just so kind and loving. Anyway, we started out by going around a circle and saying who we want to give light to. I gave light to my oldest sister because yesterday was her birthday. I also gave it to Chris and Connor because we shared a very special moment the other day.

Then this reggae rasta dude spoke, and he definitely opened my mind. After that, we had a short 10 minute meditation in which I had some colorful images flash in my head. That has never really happened, and it was really cool to just watch them and not try to affect them in any way. It was a fantastic meeting and a wonderful day.

I wish everyone a fantastic rest of the week :)

Love, peace, and kindness