Saturday was a blur as I wasn't feeling great. I ran, went to groceries with the girls, took a nap at 11:30am, got eye lash extensions (OMG!), and watched 1.5 hrs of Killer of Flower Moon, while worrying a bit about my long run the next day. Sunday, on the other hand, was fantastic from … Continue reading Sunday run and food.
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?
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
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
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
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