stats:
10 - represents the number of blisters - one under EVERY toe.
0 - represents the amount of sleep she got that night. - why? because she was in too much pain to sleep.
91.6 - represents the number of miles she got in in 24 hours.
3 - represents her overall rank in the race
0 - represents the number of times she left the course.
(FYI - you can leave the course to go to your hotel room which is on the course if you need to change/ take a cat nap, etc).
26 - represents the number of laps she did
she called me before she got off the plane and asked if i wanted to go for an easy 1 hour jog w/ her. (that was 3 days later). i think i would still be passed out.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
how depressing
i checked my running schedule today and from here on out, 20 is my shortest long run. next week i have to do a 23 miler and then it's just upwards from there. once i hit 30, then the mileage for the day before my long run increases until i've got two days doing 30/20 back to back. ugh...
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
ultra marathons
as we speak my dear running friend is running her 3rd 24 hour race.
she's shooting to get in 120 miles.
it's hard for me to wrap my mind around that - running all through the night, can you?
part of me is so proud of her and part of me is sad for her. this drive that she has to fulfill a goal; to make herself feel good about an accomplishment. what drives one to do that?
i wish so much for her to know God, really know Him, you know?
to taste the salvation grace that is only found in Him and to know that she is loved and accepted by an Almighty powerful Savior...
my thoughts are w/ her tonight.
she's shooting to get in 120 miles.
it's hard for me to wrap my mind around that - running all through the night, can you?
part of me is so proud of her and part of me is sad for her. this drive that she has to fulfill a goal; to make herself feel good about an accomplishment. what drives one to do that?
i wish so much for her to know God, really know Him, you know?
to taste the salvation grace that is only found in Him and to know that she is loved and accepted by an Almighty powerful Savior...
my thoughts are w/ her tonight.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
something to tuck away for a rainy day
saw this and thought it was pretty cool. might want to look into it later, when our jewel is older.
it's a geography curriculum. i like the way it's set up. and it seems like a fun way to learn.
it's a geography curriculum. i like the way it's set up. and it seems like a fun way to learn.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Another book finished
i just finished a memory keeper's daughter (i'm a bit behind in my book club reading)..
it was ok, but i didn't really like the ending. it wasn't a nice neat package w/ a bow tie type of ending. i wanted to the main character to make things right w/ his family. it would have been nice if the couple got back to together. instead, the family is left to pick up the pieces.
it's so sad how secrets can hurt a relationship. it makes me think of the verse in proverbs that talks about the things done in the dark. how the world doesn't see that the Truth will set you free.
it was ok, but i didn't really like the ending. it wasn't a nice neat package w/ a bow tie type of ending. i wanted to the main character to make things right w/ his family. it would have been nice if the couple got back to together. instead, the family is left to pick up the pieces.
it's so sad how secrets can hurt a relationship. it makes me think of the verse in proverbs that talks about the things done in the dark. how the world doesn't see that the Truth will set you free.
Friday, July 18, 2008
You think I'm crazy?!
check this out:
http://www.the100mileman.com/
he decided to run a 100 mile race, training for only 90 days!!!
http://www.the100mileman.com/
he decided to run a 100 mile race, training for only 90 days!!!
ugh! the heat is driving me nuts.
i had a really rough run this morning. actually, a walk/ run. i dropped our jewel off at school and then hit the trails around 8:30. by the time i finished at 10 it had already reached well into the 90's.
i wasn't dehydrated but i definitely felt a bit out of it when i got back to the car.
i heard after the fact, that the air quality wasn't that great and it was a code red... and not to go outdoors. no, duh?!!
tomorrow i'll have to start early to get in the run before the heat becomes unbearable.
i wasn't dehydrated but i definitely felt a bit out of it when i got back to the car.
i heard after the fact, that the air quality wasn't that great and it was a code red... and not to go outdoors. no, duh?!!
tomorrow i'll have to start early to get in the run before the heat becomes unbearable.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
50k sign up
just signed up for a 50K (about 30 miles). at least that gets one long run out of the way.
so far, it looks like my racing schedule is as follows:
50K in september
marathon in october
50M in november.
i might sign up for a 20K somewhere in there cause there's one close by the house... but other than that i think i'm set for hte rest of the year :)
so far, it looks like my racing schedule is as follows:
50K in september
marathon in october
50M in november.
i might sign up for a 20K somewhere in there cause there's one close by the house... but other than that i think i'm set for hte rest of the year :)
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
more smoothies
had a peach banana smoothie this morning w/ beet greens.
honestly, beet greens are a bit too earthly and it overwhelmed the rest of the flavors.
i might make it again tomorrow just to make sure i get my raw veggie intake, but it wasn't my favorite.
honestly, beet greens are a bit too earthly and it overwhelmed the rest of the flavors.
i might make it again tomorrow just to make sure i get my raw veggie intake, but it wasn't my favorite.
tip #15: here's an obvious one
don't eat ramen at 10:30 pm before you go to bed.
it tasted so good going down, but now my tummy looks like i'm 4 months pregnant...
it tasted so good going down, but now my tummy looks like i'm 4 months pregnant...
Saturday, July 12, 2008
What's in your milk?
an interesting video regarding rBGH found in milk.
something to think about the next time you grab a gallon at the store.
something to think about the next time you grab a gallon at the store.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
50 miler pondering
they're not allowing any sort of personal listening devices. i was planning on putting the Bible on my ipod and going at it. now what am i going to do for 12-14 hours????
Music website
wanted to share a website my man introduced me to: it's a great way to learn of other songs in the same genre. the way it works is this - you enter in an artist or song. the website will play that and then also compile other songs into a neat little playlist. now they need to be able to transfer it onto an ipod.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
my ponderings
ever since i got back from canada - i've been fascinated with the natives of the canadian territories.
ok - first i had to open up an atlas and see where the territories are.
canada is broken up into provinces and territories - the territories are in the north: yukon, northwest territory, and nunavut. many natives trace back to the inuits.
i've been scavenging you tube for clips of the people and how they live - what the area looks like and what kinds of cities they have.
in my research, i've stumbled across throat singing - i vaguely remember it from my mission's trip to mongolia years ago. this is what i remember. it's a little odd at first - but after several you tube clips, it kind of grows on you.
seems such a fascinating place -
my man, wanna go there for our trip next year?
you could go ice fishing :)
ok - first i had to open up an atlas and see where the territories are.
canada is broken up into provinces and territories - the territories are in the north: yukon, northwest territory, and nunavut. many natives trace back to the inuits.
i've been scavenging you tube for clips of the people and how they live - what the area looks like and what kinds of cities they have.
in my research, i've stumbled across throat singing - i vaguely remember it from my mission's trip to mongolia years ago. this is what i remember. it's a little odd at first - but after several you tube clips, it kind of grows on you.
seems such a fascinating place -
my man, wanna go there for our trip next year?
you could go ice fishing :)
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
pictures from PEI
- our anne
- a view from our cottage
- the lake of shining waters
- can i stay at green gables?
- a celebration of 100 years of anne.
Chicken and kale enchiladas
so yum! everyone loved it - even the non-vegetable lovers in the household.
i just sauted the kale in some olive oil and onions. took off the stove and mixed in some shredded cheese. then added this mixture to the chicken before rolling up each one in the pan. everything was the same for a typical enchiladas.
i just sauted the kale in some olive oil and onions. took off the stove and mixed in some shredded cheese. then added this mixture to the chicken before rolling up each one in the pan. everything was the same for a typical enchiladas.
Monday, July 7, 2008
50 miler
i signed up last week - there's no turning back now!
training has been fair - need to pick up the mileage.
am looking forward to more books on tape :)
training has been fair - need to pick up the mileage.
am looking forward to more books on tape :)
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Prince Edwards Island
We just got back from a 5 day trip to Anne Land.
"Look at that sea, girls--all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen. We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds."
- L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
It was just like that - an idyllic island with rolling hills, lush scenery and the smell of the ocean wherever you go (unless you smelled cow manure). it was just gorgeous. we kept talking about one day buying a house here. the islanders are so friendly and the pace of life there was in keeping with the Avonlea series.
Here's the break out of our trip:
Day one - get settled in after all of the logistics of car rentals, finding the cottage, etc.
We stayed at an off the road cottage called: Evening Primose owned by two ladies. just darling.
We went into 'town' for dinner - Charlottetown. At "Fishbones" we had fish and chips.
was so tasty. the freshness of the fish there - wow! what a difference.
Day two
We went to Victoria by the Sea and had the best lobster rolls at Landmark Cafe.
Victoria-by-the-sea is a quaint little - and i mean little - town of 3 blocks up and 3 blocks out.
it's right a dock. we had lunch there and hung out at the "beach". the beaches in PEI are not like what we're used to down here.
when we got there, there was no beach because of the high tides. a few hours later after the tides receded, we had a beach :) it was amazing how quickly the water receded. in an hour, we had a beach of 30/40 yards.
in the evening, we went a brit's fish and chips pub. really really really great fish and chips place in charlottetown. followed by the anne of green gables musical. i was following asleep during the 2nd half but our little jewel was dancing and clapping along like no body's business :)
Day three
We left darling Evening Primose and went to the Dunes at Brackley Beach for lunch. this place was quite eclectic. it had an arizona feel to it w/ south asian influences if you can imagine that. so there were wood statues of animals everywhere, next to hindu gods and buddhas. outside, they had an extensive garden again w/ lots and lots of buddhas and hindu gods. the food was a bit too out there for my man, but my crab cake was awesome!
Then we went to Green Gables and walked through Lover's Lane and the just briefly the Haunted Hollows. They had homemade ice cream to welcome the guests to this national park.
In the evening, we went to New Glasgow Lobster Super.
One of the best lobster supers on the island, we were told. the way it works is you order your lobster by size and then everything else is all you can eat. it's a 5 course meal. soup to start (seafood chowder or beef vegetable), then mussels (these were awesome! and i don't even like mussels), bread and salad, then the lobster, and then dessert. yummers!
PEI's known for several things: anne (of course), lobster, mussels, oysters, and potatoes. we got to have a taste of each of these to our shear delight :)
but honestly after tasting some really good lobster, we decided that while we appreciate it and did enjoy it, lobster's a bit overrated.
after dinner, we checked into our second location: a view to sea cottages at Darnley. the view certainly was breathtaking. it was right by the water. quiet, quaint, and clean. they had a playground in the backgard so our jewel would run out there to play while we just sat and enjoyed the ocean front view.
Day four:
we went to the anne of green gables festival. it was held at avonlea village. they made a little village to replicate many of the stores/ buildings in the book. a few of the buildings were brought from other parts of the island for preservation (ie. Schoolhouse was a real school house that l.m. montgomery taught in for a year at belmont and church where l.m. montgomery belonged to - but which is now theatre in the avonlea village). they had lots of raspberry cordial and picnic lunches. they also had matthew's carriage ride. we left around lunch time. picked up a few sandwiches at the local mart and headed back to our cottage to enjoy the view. we came back to the festival to enjoy the evening performance where they did a storytelling/ musical show of the history of the island. afterwards we went to sam's restaurant for dinner - but honestly it wasn't anything to write home about.
day five:
we packed up our things and headed back into cavendish to enjoy the morning in avonlea village (for the weekend festival) before we had to head back home. it was such fun. our jewel enjoyed dressing up like anne in their dress up room. you got to dress up in character and they had little stage areas where you could take pictures of scenes from the book.
on the way to the airport, we got lunch at PEI's preserve co. in New Glasgow. it was such a beautiful lunch place right by the water. they had a country garden you could meander through as well. the mussels were my man's favorite there. i had a wonderful potato pie. nothing ordinary about that one.
we had to say farewell to the purple and magenta lupins (wildflowers you see EVERYWHERE), great hospitality of the islanders, winds rippling over the lush green grass, and the lake of shining waters. it was the first time i felt like i wasn't ready for my vacation to be over.
until next time...
"Look at that sea, girls--all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen. We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds."
- L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
It was just like that - an idyllic island with rolling hills, lush scenery and the smell of the ocean wherever you go (unless you smelled cow manure). it was just gorgeous. we kept talking about one day buying a house here. the islanders are so friendly and the pace of life there was in keeping with the Avonlea series.
Here's the break out of our trip:
Day one - get settled in after all of the logistics of car rentals, finding the cottage, etc.
We stayed at an off the road cottage called: Evening Primose owned by two ladies. just darling.
We went into 'town' for dinner - Charlottetown. At "Fishbones" we had fish and chips.
was so tasty. the freshness of the fish there - wow! what a difference.
Day two
We went to Victoria by the Sea and had the best lobster rolls at Landmark Cafe.
Victoria-by-the-sea is a quaint little - and i mean little - town of 3 blocks up and 3 blocks out.
it's right a dock. we had lunch there and hung out at the "beach". the beaches in PEI are not like what we're used to down here.
when we got there, there was no beach because of the high tides. a few hours later after the tides receded, we had a beach :) it was amazing how quickly the water receded. in an hour, we had a beach of 30/40 yards.
in the evening, we went a brit's fish and chips pub. really really really great fish and chips place in charlottetown. followed by the anne of green gables musical. i was following asleep during the 2nd half but our little jewel was dancing and clapping along like no body's business :)
Day three
We left darling Evening Primose and went to the Dunes at Brackley Beach for lunch. this place was quite eclectic. it had an arizona feel to it w/ south asian influences if you can imagine that. so there were wood statues of animals everywhere, next to hindu gods and buddhas. outside, they had an extensive garden again w/ lots and lots of buddhas and hindu gods. the food was a bit too out there for my man, but my crab cake was awesome!
Then we went to Green Gables and walked through Lover's Lane and the just briefly the Haunted Hollows. They had homemade ice cream to welcome the guests to this national park.
In the evening, we went to New Glasgow Lobster Super.
One of the best lobster supers on the island, we were told. the way it works is you order your lobster by size and then everything else is all you can eat. it's a 5 course meal. soup to start (seafood chowder or beef vegetable), then mussels (these were awesome! and i don't even like mussels), bread and salad, then the lobster, and then dessert. yummers!
PEI's known for several things: anne (of course), lobster, mussels, oysters, and potatoes. we got to have a taste of each of these to our shear delight :)
but honestly after tasting some really good lobster, we decided that while we appreciate it and did enjoy it, lobster's a bit overrated.
after dinner, we checked into our second location: a view to sea cottages at Darnley. the view certainly was breathtaking. it was right by the water. quiet, quaint, and clean. they had a playground in the backgard so our jewel would run out there to play while we just sat and enjoyed the ocean front view.
Day four:
we went to the anne of green gables festival. it was held at avonlea village. they made a little village to replicate many of the stores/ buildings in the book. a few of the buildings were brought from other parts of the island for preservation (ie. Schoolhouse was a real school house that l.m. montgomery taught in for a year at belmont and church where l.m. montgomery belonged to - but which is now theatre in the avonlea village). they had lots of raspberry cordial and picnic lunches. they also had matthew's carriage ride. we left around lunch time. picked up a few sandwiches at the local mart and headed back to our cottage to enjoy the view. we came back to the festival to enjoy the evening performance where they did a storytelling/ musical show of the history of the island. afterwards we went to sam's restaurant for dinner - but honestly it wasn't anything to write home about.
day five:
we packed up our things and headed back into cavendish to enjoy the morning in avonlea village (for the weekend festival) before we had to head back home. it was such fun. our jewel enjoyed dressing up like anne in their dress up room. you got to dress up in character and they had little stage areas where you could take pictures of scenes from the book.
on the way to the airport, we got lunch at PEI's preserve co. in New Glasgow. it was such a beautiful lunch place right by the water. they had a country garden you could meander through as well. the mussels were my man's favorite there. i had a wonderful potato pie. nothing ordinary about that one.
we had to say farewell to the purple and magenta lupins (wildflowers you see EVERYWHERE), great hospitality of the islanders, winds rippling over the lush green grass, and the lake of shining waters. it was the first time i felt like i wasn't ready for my vacation to be over.
until next time...
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