smashley (Ashley Anderson)

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Interests

General
sports, running, cooking, baking, watching movies, rock climbing, eating, being adventurous. having fun with my best friends :D.

RUNNING QUOTES
“You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back. ”

"Some people create with words, or with music, or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, "I've never seen anyone run like that before." It's more then just a race, it's a style. It's doing something better then anyone else. It's being creative. "

“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. ”

Something inside of me just said 'Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,' and I just took off.

You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.
- PRE ^^

Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows that it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle when the sun comes up you'd better be running. (But, unless you're a runner, you won't understand. ) -Anon

Real athletes run others just play games

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -- Confucius

Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character. -- T. Alan Armstrong

All it takes is all you got. --Marc Davis

Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. --Lou Holtz

I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards. -- Alberto Salazar

Once you're beat mentally, you might as well not even go to the starting line. --Todd Williams

"Cross Country: No half times, no time outs, no substitutions. It must be the only true sport"

"Running is a mental sport...and we're all insane!"

Learn to run when feeling the pain: then push harder

"In running, it doesn't matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say 'I have finished.' There is a lot of satisfaction in that. "

""Only think of two things - the report of the pistol and the tape. When you hear one, run like hell until you break the other. " -Sam Mussabini

It's rude to count people as you pass them. Out loud. " -Adidas ad

"Cross Country - Finally a practical use for golf courses. "

"Some people don't have the guts for distance racing. The polite term for them is sprinters. "

"Pain is only temporary, Pride is forever, Pain passes with time and Time passes, therefore Pain is just a strain on the Brain without Refrain, and that's why Cross Country runners are Insane. " -t shirt

Sunshine is delicious, Rain is refreshing, Wind braces us up, Snow is exhilarating, There's really no such thing as bad weather, Only different kinds of good weather. "

"racing teaches us to challenge ourselves. It teaches us to push beyond hwere we thought we could go. It helps us to find out what we're made of. This is what we do. THIS is what it's all about."

"running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, "are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?" -Peter Maher

"we run, not becaues we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves... The more restricted our society and work become, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this craving for freedom... no one can say, 'you must not run that faster than this or jump higher than that.' The human spirit is indomitable." -Sir Roger Bannister

"Ask yourself: 'Can I give more?' The answer is usually 'yes.'" -Paul Tergat

"the miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." -John Bingham

"You also need to look back, not just at the people who are running behhind you, but especially at those who don't run and never willl... those who run but don't race... those who started training for a race but didn't carry through. Those who got to the strating line but didn't in the finish line... those who once raced better than you, but no longer run at all. You're still here. Take pride in wherever you finished. Look at all the people you've outlasted." -Joe Henderson

"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself." -William Faulkner

"Running is the greatest metaphor for life because you get out of it what you put into it." -Oprah Whinfrey

Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible. Doug Larson

No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them. Danny Harris

If someone says, 'Hey, I ran 100 miles this week. How far did you run?' ignore him! What the hell difference does it make? The magic is in the man, not the 100 miles. Bill Bowerman

The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy .It is not age; it is not diet. It is the will to succeed. Jacqueline Gareau

Dream barriers look very high until someone climbs them. Then they are not barriers anymore. Lasse Viren

I prefer to remain in blissful ignorance of the opposition. That way I'm not frightened by anyone's reputation. Ian Thompson

Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?' Peter Maher

The will to win means nothing if you haven't the will to prepare. Juma Ikangaa, 1989 NYC Marathon winner

Running is a lot like life. Only 10 percent of it is exciting. 90 percent of it is slog and drudge. Dave Bedford
Music
anything really. if it's good, it's good. =P ..
Movies
every kind. I'm a movie whore. name a quote, and I can pretty much always guess the movie. ..
Television
sports and comedy. oh and game shows
Books
anything with dark humor. =)
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Neverwhere
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
Stupidest Angel
Heroes
.. ok..this its time to get corny and sappy, but they deserve it..lol...these ppl are my heros.. my mom..she's the one who really got me into sports and running..she suports me in everything i do.. my grandpa..he was an AMAZING RUNNER.. he's my role model in that area. He went through cancer and still kept up running. and even now that he cant run after his hip surgery, he still bikes and walks marathons!

my cousin Alaura- i can tell her anything.(because she's just cool like that.)

my brother and sister. we fight, call eachother names, scream and cuss at eachother. but in the end we'll always have eachother's back.
Stacie and Mandy.. they're always putting their friends first. they're my councilors, body guards, and best friends. they have taught me to be me.. to be loud and crazy when necessary, to be myself, and to speak up in a group of people instead of being drown out.
my cross country girls
-Alisha
-Em
-Kaitlyn
-Theresa
-Joanna
I'm going to miss you all soo much. You girls have been with me since the start. You guys always push me to do my best, and I push myself just for you. You girls are like sisters to me. I love you all.
my cross country guys..
haha. You guys are amazing.
enough said ..

Details

Status: Single
Here for: Friends
Hometown: oregon
Body type: 5' 5" / Athletic
Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Religion: Taoist
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Children: Someday
Education: In college

Schools

Western Culinary Institute
- Portland,OR
- Graduated: N/A
- Degree: Associate's Degree
- Major: Patisserie and Baking
- Minor: Culinary
- Clubs: Sugar and Chocolate Centerpiece, Bread Club
2009 to Present
St Helens High School
- St Helens, OR
- Graduated: N/A
- Degree: High School Diploma
- Major: Cullinary Arts
- Minor: science
- Clubs: distance (cross country and track), lion catering, skills usa, swimming
2005 to 2009

Status and Mood

Ashley Anderson finished decorating
Mood: lonely
Posted at 3:20 AM Dec 22

Latest Blog Entries

Jun 11, 2009 5:34 PM Realization.
Mar 14, 2009 2:25 AM Running Songs =)
Jan 19, 2008 9:50 PM My Religion
Mar 23, 2007 8:21 PM distance track :) (updated)

Blurbs

About me:

For anyone who doesn't know me:
*My name is Ashley*
*I LOVE to run and do sports*
*I LOVE to bake*
*I've been a hippie vegetarian since I was born*
*I'm easily amused*
*I can't stand people with no sense of humor*
*I love my family and my friends*
*I want to become a baker*
*I want to travel the world one day*
*I hate fake people*
*I hate racists, sexists, and homophobes*
*I'm very anti-war*
*I love to have a good time*
*I find the word 'blurbs' funny.. haha*

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