Oh and I’d like to add a massive THANK YOU to @WWU10KRUNNER and @playingforkeepz for their patience and help with hill work yesterday.
As my department's intern would say, “Peace out, home slice!”
Friday, August 13, 2010
Have an awesome weekend!
Oh and I’d like to add a massive THANK YOU to @WWU10KRUNNER and @playingforkeepz for their patience and help with hill work yesterday.
As my department's intern would say, “Peace out, home slice!”
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Oh great!
I just agreed to do TWO sets of this. Damn you @WWU10KRUNNER!
Track and Field Videos on Flotrack
OK, so where are my abs of steel? Where are they? I can't see them! ಠ_ಠ
Track and Field Videos on Flotrack
OK, so where are my abs of steel? Where are they? I can't see them! ಠ_ಠ
Beautiful day for a run!
"Beautiful day for a run!" is what a guy said to me when I ran passed him. I didn't have time to respond but he was right!
I was doing an easy 6 miles as schedule by @WWU10KRUNNER (he's an awesome guy and he's helping me with my training!)
Anyway, let me tell you why it was so awesome.
First, I was still super happy and giddy about my intro diving lesson at the Diving Locker the night before. I loved it! Bucket list item #8. I loved it and I'm looking forward to learning more - but not till after my first marathon (bucket list item #3) is done and I have a bit more time. I'd also like to add that our instructor Annie was pretty awesome. :-)
Second, on the way home I heard, "Thump thump thump thump thump!" I walked towards what I thought might be the sound of a big drum. I walked right into a little parade and outdoor street concert put on by the Ottoman Jannissary Military Band. Yah! Right on Granville at Robson! Right there! An Ottoman Military Band! I found out from a Turkish man on the street that the band who actually consists of around 40 members of which only seven are here touring Canada. They were just in Edmonton and stopped in Vancouver before heading over to Victoria. According the Turkish man they were invited by the city to share their music.
I love music! I hung around watching and listening for about 30 minutes. Then rushed home to get ready for my run. Which leads to my awesome day item #3. I set off for my usual 10k route along the seawall from Yaletown. Weather was warm, a bit humid and a bit hazy from the over 400 wild fires burning in B.C. at the moment. So everything looked soft and a bit yellow-orangey coloured. Running along the seawall passing restaurants, clinking sounds of forks on plates and dinner chat (their dinners smelled so good!). I was just starting to get into my run when I heard the sound of a saxophone. A dread-locked man was playing his saxophone underneath the Burrard Bridge. Aaaah! More music for my ears! I slowed down a bit in order to enjoy his music longer.
Now for #4. After passing the Burrard Bridge there was African drumming. Big, deep, echo-y drumming sounds. "Tam tam tam-tam!" I could have stopped and done the African walk with them. But onward with my run!
And finally #5, Running into the very orange sunset at about the 4 mile mark I had to stop and listen. I had to stop and listen to a woman singing a Russian song accompanied by a man playing the accordian. Sweet! I stood there with a big smile on my sweaty face. I clapped and thanked them for the performance when they were done. I wish I had at least my iPhone to take pictures!!
Oh! I also did stand-up paddle surfing on Monday. I saw people doing this on my trips to Maui and said to myself that I'd try it the next time I'm down there and never did. So, I did it on Monday morning. My friend and I biked out to Jericho and took a 1-hour lesson with Windsure. It was SO EASY!
A few great things happened on my paddle surfing trip. A seal popped his head out of the water and greeted me as I pushed my board out. Then a fish jumped over the tip of my board! I didn't fall and I was as fast as the guys in my class. Yep, I'm strong! ;-)
I was doing an easy 6 miles as schedule by @WWU10KRUNNER (he's an awesome guy and he's helping me with my training!)
Anyway, let me tell you why it was so awesome.
First, I was still super happy and giddy about my intro diving lesson at the Diving Locker the night before. I loved it! Bucket list item #8. I loved it and I'm looking forward to learning more - but not till after my first marathon (bucket list item #3) is done and I have a bit more time. I'd also like to add that our instructor Annie was pretty awesome. :-)
Second, on the way home I heard, "Thump thump thump thump thump!" I walked towards what I thought might be the sound of a big drum. I walked right into a little parade and outdoor street concert put on by the Ottoman Jannissary Military Band. Yah! Right on Granville at Robson! Right there! An Ottoman Military Band! I found out from a Turkish man on the street that the band who actually consists of around 40 members of which only seven are here touring Canada. They were just in Edmonton and stopped in Vancouver before heading over to Victoria. According the Turkish man they were invited by the city to share their music.
I love music! I hung around watching and listening for about 30 minutes. Then rushed home to get ready for my run. Which leads to my awesome day item #3. I set off for my usual 10k route along the seawall from Yaletown. Weather was warm, a bit humid and a bit hazy from the over 400 wild fires burning in B.C. at the moment. So everything looked soft and a bit yellow-orangey coloured. Running along the seawall passing restaurants, clinking sounds of forks on plates and dinner chat (their dinners smelled so good!). I was just starting to get into my run when I heard the sound of a saxophone. A dread-locked man was playing his saxophone underneath the Burrard Bridge. Aaaah! More music for my ears! I slowed down a bit in order to enjoy his music longer.
Now for #4. After passing the Burrard Bridge there was African drumming. Big, deep, echo-y drumming sounds. "Tam tam tam-tam!" I could have stopped and done the African walk with them. But onward with my run!
And finally #5, Running into the very orange sunset at about the 4 mile mark I had to stop and listen. I had to stop and listen to a woman singing a Russian song accompanied by a man playing the accordian. Sweet! I stood there with a big smile on my sweaty face. I clapped and thanked them for the performance when they were done. I wish I had at least my iPhone to take pictures!!
Oh! I also did stand-up paddle surfing on Monday. I saw people doing this on my trips to Maui and said to myself that I'd try it the next time I'm down there and never did. So, I did it on Monday morning. My friend and I biked out to Jericho and took a 1-hour lesson with Windsure. It was SO EASY!
A few great things happened on my paddle surfing trip. A seal popped his head out of the water and greeted me as I pushed my board out. Then a fish jumped over the tip of my board! I didn't fall and I was as fast as the guys in my class. Yep, I'm strong! ;-)
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Woke up with this song playing in my head
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros "Home" from Edward Sharpe on Vimeo.
I woke up this morning with this song playing in my head.
I have lots to do today and I'm putting of a 13 mile run. I hope I'll have time to do it later this evening.
I feel like I'm paying the price for eating a lot of foods I'm not supposed to yesterday today. Feel so sluggish and yucky.
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