RASPBERRILIANA

My name is Iliana and I love raspberries. Striving to be stronger, healthier and kinder to myself and others. 🐝 Vegan for the animals 🌱 Using running as a form of therapy, I've finished two half marathons so far

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Starting March off with a warm, sunny 10k, listening to old Jonas Brothers song in celebration of them getting back together ☀️🌱

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Long run fail.. 🙈 Planned on doing 10km, but I was aggressively feeling like puking the whole time and stopped at 4. Pro tip: don’t eat half a kilogram of spicy Bulgarian bean soup and several other things half an hour before your run. 😄

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First run back in Sofia and it’s 20 degrees colder than it was in the Alps 😄 It’s sunny though and I’m glad I went out and did this run, 6 easy kilometers. Now I’m gonna go for a walk to Starbucks and read a really nice poetry book I started, ‘cause I’ve been in that kind of mood lately. And lectures start tomorrow!

[sepium]

“When you’re young, thunderstorms seem scary. Like the sky is angry at you. But now that I’m older, something about its roar soothes me; it’s comforting to know that even nature needs to scream sometimes.”

— Unknown  (via prelovers)

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Went out for a run with my brother before we had to check out and get going this morning. I love Zagreb so much, it has changed a ton since I was last here, around 9 years ago! But even more so, I just feel at home in other Balkan countries! Anyway, I’m happy I got to add one more map to my Strava collection 😄✨

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Feb 22nd; 7km; South Tyrol, Italy Found the most beautiful bike/pedestrian path!! which was nice, because I got to log in some miles, but I feel like an idiot for spending the whole week feeling sorry for myself for not having anywhere good to run 😆🏔️ My legs were tired, my knee was acting up a bit, the rolling hills had me panting like crazy, I was still sleepy from skiing in the morning and had a bit of a blood-puddle-in-shoe situation going on, yet I came back from this run with the biggest smile on my face and really loved every second of it! 💛

[purplebuddhaproject]

“In your twenties, you expect to accumulate a graveyard’s worth of failed romances. But what you don’t count on is having to bury so many treasured friendships alongside them.”

— Ryan O'Connell (via purplebuddhaquotes)

[doona-baes]

anthems of our generation

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Yesterday was a great end to this trip! Did some last runs on my favorite slope and my legs felt tired in the best way possible! 🐻

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Finally went for a run again this afternoon! I knew I’d feel tired - after 5 days of skiing, including today, and I did feel low on energy, but it was not a bad run at all! I had fun listening to my music and sinking in the views! 💫🚦

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Today was our second to last day here and I stayed loyal to my favourite slope. 🎿 My brother was exploring a different part of the mountain and my parents are both injured and doing the lighter slopes, so I spent some time on my own. I had never skied alone before and it felt a bit weird, but also nice, going at my natural pace.

[raspberriliana]

Hi Iliana, did you bring the french fries to the top of the mountain? I’m just curious how you kept them warm! Hope you are having a blast!

Hi, I’m having a fantastic time, thank you!!There’s actually a little restaurant/café at the top! 🙃

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Having a fantastic time; the conditions are perfect! We’ve established the amazing routine of sitting down, enjoying the view from the top and eating french fries every day after we’re finished! I love spending so much time in the mountain, breathing in the fresh Alpine air! 🏔️ Also, I posted on Instagram about this, but on Monday, I fell face-down, pretty badly (and luckily, my GoPro was on 😆), I’m 85% sure I got a mild concussion, took it super easy yesterday and I’m all better now.

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First day on the slopes, had a fantastic time!! Beautiful and sunny! Same place as last year, but around 20 degrees Celsius hotter 😄☀️ Also went for a super short run. The running situation here is not ideal, the only option is a very narrow road going uphill to the mountains from our tiny village. Will have to deliberate whether the risk of getting hit by a car is worth it. 😆

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Arrived in Villach yesterday, after a looong car ride! This is from just now, a morning run with beautiful views and fresh air! 😌🏔 And we’ll be heading to Italy now, just a few more hours in the car!

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Still feeling feverish, so I didn’t do my long run 😩 I didn’t want to just stay home tough, so I went for a quick workout! Aand I made vegan brownies for the car trip tomorrow, it’ll be a long one, around 12 hours, leaving Bulgaria and passing through Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, staying in Villach, Austria for the night! Bags are almost packed and the GoPro is charged and ready for some skiing videos! 🍫📸

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i always be so hard on myself for no reason like chill tf out bitch we on the same damn team