About

My name is Kelly and I’m a 25 year-old runner/athlete/someone who likes to experiment in the kitchen.  I graduated from James Madison University in 2007 with a BA in Print Journalism and have done absolutely nothing with it since.  I started this blog as a place where I could basically write about anything I want. Hence the title, My Verbal Vomit.  As it has progressed, it’s become the place where I document my endeavors in the kitchen, at the gym, and while hitting the pavement on a run.  I also wrote an absurd amount about the injury I went through due to over training, and what it took to recover from that.

I just recently moved to Arlington, VA after spending almost four years post college graduation living at home with my mom in a suburb of Philadelphia.  Now I live in the cutest little house with two of my very best friends, and my cat Pumpkin.

In terms of my history as an athlete, I have an extensive one. From the ages of 4-11, I was a competitive gymnast with dreams of someday competing in the Olympics. Sadly, those dreams were never realized when at age 11, 5’6″ and still growing (I eventually topped out at 5’8″) I noticed that every other girl on my team was much smaller than me. So I reluctantly gave up gymnastics, I can however still do a handstand, side aerial, and back-handspring, woo!

aww wasn't I cute?

After quitting gymnastics in 5th grade, I joined the track team. While I did play other sports, basketball for three years, and field hockey all four years of high school, I spent the majority of my time running around a track. I started out my running career as a sprinter, the 100m, 200m, 400m, and 4x100m relay were my races and except the 400 I loved all of them. When I moved on to high school, I branched out to field events. My coach taught me to triple jump, and then also put me in the long jump and high jump, and unfortunately still in the 400.

love my handstands!

High jump and triple jump turned out to be my two best, and my favorite, events. Unfortunately, after graduating from high school I did not continue competing, I think by then after four years of winter and spring track seasons I was ready for a break. So that’s where I am now, back running, and in better running shape now then I ever was in high school. I used to complain about having to go out on a 25 minute run, and now I run for 60 and longer by choice. Oh to go back to the days when I was super skinny and talented without really having to work at it.

In November 2010, I ran my first half-marathon and finished in a very respectable 2:05:36.  The second I crossed that finish line I was already trying to decide what my next one would be.

Follow my adventures in my new city here, watch me train for upcoming races, all while I experiment with making delicious meals and desserts in the kitchen.

long jumping senior year of high school

high jumping senior year of high school