Unplanned one night in Tokyo

It took me 36 hrs to get home after I left Chicago and I am not complaining! 🙂 My flight from LAX to Tokyo got delayed for 3+ hrs so I missed my connecting flight from Tokyo to Jakarta. Instead of being upset about it, I embraced it as it was actually nice to take … Continue reading Unplanned one night in Tokyo →

How did the marathon go?

I arrive Jakarta last night, after an overnight stay in Tokyo as my connecting flight in LAX was delayed. Not the worst experience as Japan is just so convenient (more later). I intentionally postponed race recap as I know my perspective of how did it go would shift from feeling a total defeat to a … Continue reading How did the marathon go? →

The countdown starts: -48 hrs

Sleep improved somewhat. I slept from 9pm-1am, then 3:30am to 7am. I finished Tina's book during that awake time. Loving her even more. Thoughts in my mind this morning: Oura shows my body temperature increased 0.7C last night. Am I sick? Please don't get sick! I measured myself twice, both time showing around 36C. But … Continue reading The countdown starts: -48 hrs →

Chicago update and race plan

Sleep: erratic. Monday: 12 hrs. Tuesday: 2am-7am. Wednesday: 10:30pm-1am, 4am-7:40am. Jet lag is hard!!!!!!!!!!! I had to remind myself during frustration that the whole point of coming here early is to get over the jet lag, so just live it! I still have 3 nights to go before the race, hopefully it gets better. Eat: … Continue reading Chicago update and race plan →

Bumpy arrival to Chicago

I arrived Chicago, with little "surprise" on the way. I arrived the airport after saying goodbye (hard!) to the family, contemplating how to entertain myself during 4 hrs transit time in Tokyo. It turned out that I didn't have that.... instead I had to transit domestically from Narita to Haneda airport which is 70km away!!! … Continue reading Bumpy arrival to Chicago →