Hello there! How’s the plank challenge going? We are up to a minute soon! I’m still working in Manila this week, which has been fine. But I’ll be truthful, I’m ready to go home. I'm ready to have a home-cooked meal, sleep in my own bed, wear different clothes...and the obvious- hang out with those two adorable plankers in the above picture, right? Anyways, I finally had a chance to sit Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Some lowlights and highlights from week 3 in Singapore.
Week 3 in Singapore is complete! That means I'm halfway done with my assignment here. Let me fill you in on how things went.. Monday: 8.75 miles on the treadmill, 1.5 miles warm-up then 15 sets of 0.62 (i.e. 1000 m) at 7:55 pace with 1 minute rest in between , 1.5 mile cool-down Tuesday: Easy 7.25 mile run along the river Wednesday: Hills! I went to Fort Canning and found a very steep Continue Reading
Weekly Recap of Week 2 in Singapore: Fitness and Food!
Week two in Singapore is complete. I survived! Apparently, I’m not even missing that cold of a time right now in Minneapolis either. Dustin tells me that it’s downright balmy! Week two in Singapore also marks Week FOUR of training with my new coach for the Tokyo Marathon. Only 10 weeks to go. Japan will be here FAST! So, first things first, let me fill you in on how fitness went here in Continue Reading