Summer intentions

Saturday felt like summer already. Although we had change of plan last minute. Lizzy woke me up 10pm crying as she had headache (38.3C). I gave her Tylenol and she was fine, but we skipped the swimming competition which was a bit of a bummer. Fortunately she didn't have any more fever on Saturday and … Continue reading Summer intentions →

Single parenting days

Husband left Wednesday evening and I'm two days into single parenting while working full time. It has been exhausting, especially as I am not sleeping well and had a big deadline at work today. Yet, all good, and I'm positive that I'll get a good handle of things soon. Thursday I went to 6-7am slimfit … Continue reading Single parenting days →

36 hrs in Rio de Janeiro & surprise awards to Sofia

My last business trip this FY was short and sweet. I arrived Sunday 7pm and took 6am flight on Tuesday morning to come back for an important event. Monday I woke up feeling fresh and excited to explore ipanema morning running scene. It was the weekend of Rio marathon and the city was packed. This … Continue reading 36 hrs in Rio de Janeiro & surprise awards to Sofia →

First trail race in Brazil: LOVED IT!

What an EPIC day! I signed up for BTR half marathon trail run after reading this book, getting out a bit of my comfort road run. I encouraged others runners in the office to join me but no one made it. So alone I went. The race is located at the National Park of Brasilia, … Continue reading First trail race in Brazil: LOVED IT! →

May books

It was a good month for reading. I had a good mix of books. The rise of ultrarunning. I loved it! It describes well what I feel about running, why I run, what I am looking for, and why it keeps pulling back into the ground. It inspired me to sign up for my first … Continue reading May books →