Mental game: race recap & good friends

I almost didn't PB. My target was to go under 50 min (my last 10km was in 2016 at 50 min 8 secs) but realized that I might barely finish because I was sleep deprived due to jet lag, overall tiredness, my lingering hip soreness. So, the mental game for this race was The game. … Continue reading Mental game: race recap & good friends →

Solo shopping day

Jet lag is still on but at least I didn't nap for the entire day. Progress. Progress. 🙂 I spent the entire day alone with only 2 tasks: pick up my race packet, and shop! The starting line is 2.4 miles from where I stay and I had 20 min easy run on schedule, so … Continue reading Solo shopping day →

5 on Friday from DC

30 hrs door to door travel: I didn't realize how long it takes to travel from Jakarta to DC, about 10 hours longer than from Manila to DC. Emirates is super nice: large selection of movies, abundant good airplane food, pretty flight attendant. Yet, it's still not fun to fly for 24 hrs. Jet lag … Continue reading 5 on Friday from DC →

Fun weekend: carnival, golf, new toy

We had a packed and fun Saturday, doing non ordinary things together. We start with swimming for the girls to get the good after workout mood for the day 🙂 They both had a good swim and play then we all went to Lizzy's golf lesson. It was my first time going there, and I … Continue reading Fun weekend: carnival, golf, new toy →

5 on Friday: unfiltered selfies

I don't have skills to take selfies, I don't enjoy recording my aging/changing face. But I know it doesn't matter and I am grateful for my strong body. So I took many on this Friday morning. 5:30am heading out for my Friday steady+fartlek run as I have 7am call and need to pack girls's lunch. … Continue reading 5 on Friday: unfiltered selfies →