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Mental Strength

10/31/2014

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Happy Halloween for yesterday, if you celebrate it. I don't usually so had to do some research prior to my classes yesterday re: what it's all about, then thought I'd dress up to demonstrate a 'scary costume' for my students. It was a bit of fun.

I'm not long back from my LONG run of the week, and my final long run before my LONG running event next week too. This morning I ran 32.5km and it took me 3:10. I took my standard bag of fuel and liquids and all was well. This run was definitely harder and more of a challenge that that of last Saturday, but I got it done all the same. So, why was it harder? Well, the distance was slightly longer (by about 1.5km), but I don't think that made a difference really, as it was quite early on (say at around 24km in) that it started to feel 'hard'. Hmm, perhaps from all the extra running sessions I've been squeezing in lately? Maybe they are starting to add up and effect my legs. Plus, my breathing and lungs felt a bit weird - I hope this isn't a belated issue from the Beijing race from a couple of weeks ago (which you can read about here:
http://runningthroughchina.weebly.com/blog/beijing-half-marathon).
One thing I definitely did differently this week however, was I used no music to try and distract myself: so it was just me and my thoughts for those 3 and a bit hours. Fine by me, as I have a lot of thoughts. I did this (the no music tactic) as I wanted to test my mental strength and train my brain to cope with running for long distances by myself. The result? All good, but slightly more of a struggle than with music, of course.
Here's the official picture - my longest distance prior to the 42km run next Friday:

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Now FOOD, SLEEP, and MASSAGE are on my mind. Hopefully in that order, but I'm not too fussy. Here's a good, quick video re: some self-massage tips I just watched: http://www.runnersworld.com/injury-prevention-recovery/runners-relief-self-massage-techniques?adbid=10152394490781987&adbpl=fb&adbpr=9815486986&cid=socVID_20141101_34736497
Although, I think I'd still prefer a relaxing, non-DIY massage instead.


Did you/do you celebrate Halloween?

Do you practise DIY massage?

Any tips for training my brain and getting mentally stronger??
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This Time Next Week...

10/30/2014

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...I'll be running my first leg of a 3 day running challenge set around the stunning province of Guizhou, in Southern China. I am so incredibly excited to be taking part in this event, and feel so lucky and blessed to have been given a spot on this running tour (there were a limited number of places available, and it is all complimentary for us lucky runners hey! Amazing....). In keeping with my motivational tactic that I wrote about yesterday, i.e. the looking at my training plan and fitness 'dates' often and then ticking them off, this morning I've been googling any information and pictures that I can find on this event and location. Here are a few of the pictures that tickled my fancy enormously: I can't wait to be there! Note the amazing clothes/traditional dress.
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Grrrr!!! Writing this for the SECOND time! Not impressed Weebly! Sort it out.....

Anyhoo, as I had previously written: Apparently we get to run through some of the most beautiful scenery in China, as well through some rarely visited, hidden-away villages, as noted by Steve George in the article 'Run 100k Up a Mountain in Guizhou - For Free!' (
http://online.thatsmags.com/post/run-100k-up-a-mountain-in-guizhou-for-free): 'The three-day stage-race passes through clusters of rarely visited minority villages, taking in misty alpine mountains, dense woodland and crashing waterfalls along the way. It is, according to Steve, “among the very greatest, most inexplicably beautiful race circuits anywhere in the world.”'

He also said, “a total outer body experience” and (since deleted) “better than acid”. Umm, yes please!! I'll have some of that.

I also found this article/advertisement from the 2012 event:
http://www.timeoutbeijing.com/features/Blogs/16953/Get-paid-to-run-a-marathon.html, and although it's out of date, it's still giving me a good idea of what to expect. I was hugely relieved when I read this: As to the race itself, we’re told it’s not one of the toughest (North Face Challenge, please stand up): ‘The route has some ups and downs but is run on paved roads, so it's not an extreme race of any sort,’ Hmmm, a 100km 3-day running event is NOT an extreme race??!? Ok then. If you say so. Haha, I might withhold my judgement on this one til next week.

Have a wonderful day and weekend everyone!!
Tell me something YOU are most looking forward to in the near future!

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Training's On Track

10/29/2014

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This morning's run was a good 12km early morning run through the streets of Tongliao and then down by the riverside parks for a bit. Yesterday consisted of early morning yoga, then an evening jog/run with my friend around the university's sports track (the 'playground' as its known over here). The day before was a non-running day where I did about half an hour of some strength moves (specifically designed for those who like to run often), and Monday morning was a good 12km morning run through and around the beautiful riverside park. All seems to be very much on track with my training, and I am diligently ticking off each session in my trusty diary each day. This I find so very motivating, along with looking forward to the coming weeks (in the same diary) and visualising the race and how I think it will go. I think when you have a set goal or event coming up, it is important to remind yourself often of that goal, whether that be in your head, or whether that be looking at a note you've written or looking at the date of said goal. Picture yourself there, completing your wish/desire/goal after all your hard training and anticipation has come to fruition. Visualise it and it WILL happen. Word.
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Do you often visualise things you want to happen or things you are working towards??


Have a great day everyone! On for my training for the rest of the week is: yoga tomorrow morning, then another LOOOONG run on Saturday morning, then a quick recover run on the Sunday again. Have a ball, one-and-all!
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Five Days of Running, Feasting-on-Sunday, and F&*ken-Annoying-Internet Issues....

10/26/2014

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I'm taking this opportunity to write (and hopefully) post this blog post before our internet connection mysteriously goes AWOL again. It is very frustrating, but it seems we have the internet for maybe half the week now? At no particular set times or days. So, yes, I have been busier lately with sometimes no time to blog, but more often than not recently it's been a case of no actual way to post anything. Hey-ho, no biggie. One of the side-effects of life in Inner Mongolia perhaps? This may (annoyingly enough) be an ongoing thing.

It struck me on my run this morning (a FREEZING cold 10k-er along the slightly frozen over around the edges river, complete with thick, beautiful ice sculptures attaching themselves to the plants around the sprinklers there) that today is my 5th day in a row of running. I usually like to alternate running with cross-training days, but circumstances have prevailed this week (friends and students asking me to join them on their runs - on Friday evening, Sunday morning and this morning) along with having that awesome 30km long run on my to-do list, plus a regular 12km had on a calm, peaceful Thursday evening. Surprisingly enough, my legs still feel really good and fresh today, but I think I'll have a running-rest-day tomorrow all the same.

On Sunday, after an early morning (F-F-F-FREEEEZING) run with my good friend Amy and her friend, we hit up the morning market for some super fresh ingredients for cooking with later on. A few hours later (once the feeling had come back in my fingers!) and we were in the midst of cooking up a Sunday feast in our compact (=tiny) kitchen. Wow, let me tell you, she's amazing hey! Showed me how to cook some of my favourite Chinese dishes, and cooked up a storm of about 5 different dishes, using just the one pan and a rice cooker. Amazeballs. Here's the finished feast, ready-to-eat and one with my friend the amazing chef and her dishes too.
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How many days of running per week do you usually like to get in? Every day or do you usually alternate running days?
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I Love...

10/24/2014

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...that feeling of complete happiness and satisfaction that comes from achieving the long run you've set out to do. Yeess!! Completed my long run this morning, and even went a little bit further (almost 31km!), due to a deceptive breakwall running parallel to the river that I assumed would lead back onto the path someway up, as it was a fairly long stretch of wall, but alas, no I had to make this (maybe 1km total?) backtrack. Didn't bother me though, as it was all part of this awesome long run, one on which I felt pretty damn good. I didn't push the pace or run too fast, but just ran at a comfortable pace, even stopping for a toilet break and to get things in and out of camelback etc... The first 10km or so were spent in quiet, peaceful solitude: the day was yet to break for half of this time, and it was just me, in the dark with my thoughts. Then it gradually got lighter and a few other walkers/runners/cyclists became apparent, as I jogged along, still thinking and musing. After about an hour I realised that there is now some music on my phone (courtesy of Josh - thanks Josh, been loving the tracks!) so the for the majority of my run I was running along to an eclectic mix of: At The Drive In, The Killers, Michael Jackson, Black Eyed Peas, Kelis, Kings of Leon, Foo Fighters, Guns n Roses, Maroon 5, Basement Jaxx, and Lily Allen, to name a few. The phone/music option also allowed me the distraction of fiddling with said phone to choose new songs, so I'm sure that helped things in the long run (pun definitely intended).

Here's the 'before' shot (you can't tell from this angle, but the camelback was loaded with the requisite fuel, consisting of a couple of sweet bread rolls filled with red bean paste, some hawthorn dried fruit/jelly sweets, and a large sugary ice tea):
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And the 'after' shot (so you know there's no fibbery involved - yes, that is a new word I coined this morning, thank you very much...):
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D'oh! If only I'd gone an extra 8 metres! Haha... Oh well, close enough. I was only intending to do around 28 at most initially, but 30 just seemed like a much nicer, rounder number. Umm, not sure what's going on with my Garmin, but I'm pretty sure the calories reading is way off. I was happy with this time of 3 hours and 11 minutes, but happier still that my legs were still feeling pretty good at the end, and had I had more kilometres to do, I'm sure I could have continued, no problem. This has given me a lot of confidence for those 42km legs of the 3-day event coming up in a fortnight! Hoping I can re-enact this performance then.

In keeping with today's title, here's a list of other things (people not included! That goes without saying, and YOU know who you are xxxx)  that I absolutely LOVE, in no particular order:

Staying in and reading a page-turner of a (usually trashy) novel.
Watching (often really 'bad') chick flicks or rom coms.
Snacking while watching said chick flicks.
Or drinking good wine while watching said chick flicks.
Dancing with my friends (preferably on a table at Echo Beach's pub), badly or not so badly sometimes, usually the former I suppose...
My BODY. Yep, I said it. I love it. Enough of people not liking their bodies or wishing it would change. I LOVE MY BODY.
My brain too... I realise this is really just an extension on the point above, but hey-ho... Yes, it may seem a bit weird (crazy?) at times, but it's really quite intelligent; just ask it.
Travelling to new cities or places and spending lots of time (and sometimes lots of money too) all in the aid of running a race and getting a new t-shirt/medal.
Hiking, and mountains in general.
Avocado and vegemite on seedy toast.
Tea, tea, tea.
Flying and travelling in general.

Now, I'm off to do some fun jobs like the dreaded laundry (definitely not on my beloved list) and possibly put my feet/legs up for a bit. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

What would be on YOUR list of things you absolutely love??



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Pre-Long Run Day

10/23/2014

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Today is the day before my first LONG-long run, in ages. I am feeling somewhat daunted and nervous about the prospect of attempting to run a 28km or 30km run tomorrow morning, but I better just f&*ken DO IT, right?? I mean, what's a little, bitty 30km jog compared to that 100km event (ok, technically 105, but I guess the organisers just rounded down for this one) that's coming up oh so soon. So, I've just got to keep it in perspective and take it easy and slowly. Oh, and fuel: remember to take fuel and water. And things should be fine. I'm hoping to zone out and experience a kind of zen run tomorrow morning, a sort of meditation on the move. Wish me luck. I feel decidedly out of practise with regards to these longer runs.
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I am also hoping for weather pictured in that last photo. That'd be nice. Or, just no rain or sandstorms, please Universe!


Arrghhh, how annoying - I had written a longer chunk of this post, and Weebly has chosen to delete it!! Boo.... I can't remember exactly what I wrote now. So, anyway, moving on...
Tell me: Any tips for not only surviving the long run, but enjoying it too? What are your favourite things to eat mid-long-run? What do you think about on your long run??
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Run Happy, and Training for a Longer Run

10/21/2014

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Thanks so much Hendrik! I love this mid-race photo you took! Not only because I think it pretty much sums up how I was feeling at the time (pretty stoked to be there running in this awesome, huge event), but because of the guy in the blue's expression - is he horrified, or excited, or amazed to see me pulling my best peace-sign-smile-for-the-camera pose?!
Another thing that I am stoked about - I just checked the official website, and the results are out. Apparently I cam SECOND in my age/gender category (female, 30-40, in case you're wondering, lol...) and SEVENTH woman overall (out of 1227), and EIGHTY-FIRST out of everyone (total number was 4352)!!! (The shouty capital letters are because I am AMAZED!!! And excited...) Quite amazed as I started way back in the massive throng of runners, almost at the back of the pack. STOKED. Check it out, here's the 'official' version for your humble perusal:


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Ok, now, I'll calm down and get to that 100km training. Hmm, it's coming up so fast that I'm not sure I have enough time for exactly 'perfect', adequate training. But then, you know? Who ever really is completely, and perfectly 'ready'?? There is always more we think we could be doing, and sure, usually I would be thinking that I"d need to have put in a few months of training prior to this massively challenging event. However, I just don't have that option. So, I'm relying mainly on my habitual running habit and of having a solid-ish running base to start from, although I am clearly lacking some longer runs. In order to make up for this, the next couple of weekends (my only chance before the event in November) will be kicked off in appropriate fashion with a long-long run early on the Saturday morning. I'm planning for 26-28km this Saturday, and then 30-32 on the following one, with the usual 12km or so runs throughout the week, and a few yoga sessions too. Any advice for how to prepare for a kind of unexpected, once-in-a-lifetime event when you're pushed for time would be greatly appreciated!! The event kicks off on Friday 7th with a 42km leg, then the NEXT DAY there is ANOTHER 42km, then the third and final leg features a 25km. Yes, I know what you're thinking - this is MORE than 100km! You'd be right! I'm confused too... Let's just say when I'm out there, I will be needing the following motto and mantra like never before: If you can do THIS, you can do ANYTHING! This is far beyond anything I've ever attempted before, so I'm nervous and excited in equal measures.

Have you ever taken part in a multi-day event?? What tips do you have for rest and recovery between legs/days??
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Beijing Half Marathon

10/19/2014

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This is not my image. I sourced it from google, as, oops, massive blogger fail: we lost the camera on which we took all our marathon weekend photos. D'oh! Oh well, these things happen. Maybe it will find its way back to us.
As you can probably tell from the above photo, the air quality yesterday in Beijing was terrible! I didn't realise just how bad it was at the time, but come to think of it, there were a lot of people wearing masks. Hmmm.... Luckily I was only doing the half so had a total of one hour and forty-four minutes of sucking down some filthy air. So, yes, that's right: 1:44 was my time (I think - it took me a little while after crossing the finishing line to remember to press stop on the Garmin, so who knows - it could even be 1:43?? Haha...).

After all my talk re: I won't even wear a watch this time, and will go entirely by feel and for fun (which I still did), I ended up wearing the Garmin, mainly for practical reasons, as we were pushed for time and I had a second race looming which consisted of getting back across town to our hotel, and getting showered and checked out in time before rushing off on the third leg of the race-day to make it to the airport in time. I'm glad I wore it in the end, as I didn't even cross the starting line until a good 9 minutes after the race had officially started, such was the massive queue of runners.

Yes, the race was huge! A huge sea of runners, stumbling and weaving around each other, pretty tightly packed for the first 10kms or so, and with a tiny bit more room to breather for the last few kms, but not much. At first, I was a little frustrated with the human traffic jam and constant weaving and speeding up then slowly down to avoid crashes and tumbles. However, it soon struck me: this is fricken awesome! Look at us: thousands of people all coming together for the sole purpose of running and because we love to run. Plus, I was running solely for fun, and for no set time or pb, so what did it matter if I got held up or trodden on slightly??

Some other things about this race:

One thing I have finally mastered, after years of these races, is managing to drink from the little paper cups and not choke - not even one splutter this time, and I was drinking while running. Result.

A highlight of the race was seeing my friend, who was running the full marathon, about 9kms in. I was amazed we managed to find each other amongst the thousands upon thousands of runners, and we chatted for about a kilometre, which was great. Oh yeah, actually, he took a photo of me while running, an action shot of sorts, so stay tuned, I may have one photo from the race coming your way soon.

There were a few costumes on display too. My favourite was a guy in a tight leopard costume complete with a fixed loop for a tail which his girlfriend/running partner was firmly holding onto. What a great idea for not losing each other in the crowd.

Gutted I didn't catch your last name or details at the end of the race, but thanks to the friendly American man for keeping me company in the last few kilometres of this race. Just when I was starting to struggle and feel like I was about done (the bad air methinks) this dude shows up and tells me encouraging things and we chat for a bit and then power on to the finish line together. Thanks Scott if you somehow are managing to read this - it was loads of fun striding to the finish line with you!

All in all, it was a good race, with terrible air pollution (which can't be helped I suppose) but I was thrilled to be running around this amazing country's Capital with so many other people. 1:44 was my 2012 time for the Shanghai half marathon, so perhaps this is my 'natural' half marathon time? Pretty happy with this anyway, even though this race was definitely not about time or getting a pb (not sure how anyone would anyway, due to the congestion, unless they were right at the front with the elites). Now it's on to training for some longer runs again, prior to the upcoming 100km event. More on this training in the next post.

Have a wonderful week everyone!!!





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Happy (Belated) Blog-Day! And One Hundred Kilometres...

10/14/2014

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We have had NO internet at home for the past 4 days. Shocker. So, this is a bit belated. Below is the post I wrote on Sunday with full intentions of posting it, but alas, it was not meant to be. Oh well. Since this post below, there has been: a couple of runs, lots of walking, and some early morning yoga. Amazingly enough both runs were of the evening/in the dark variety and I was really loving being out there at that time. Another shocker: am I an after-work/evening run convert? Something different anyhow...


So, without further ado, here's the belated post:

Yesterday I tried out some strength moves for runners, courtesy of
http://www.runnersblueprint.com/best-strength-training-exercises-for-runners/ (Thanks Annie for sending this through!). Let me say, this was quite tough! It felt a very efficient workout, especially the 3x one minute and a half planks (I really felt these, as a regular non-planker).  Half an hour later, and my quads and calves were burning somewhat and I was puffing and ready for a break. Good stuff.

Today is the day for my longer run of the week – one that I was aiming to have gotten in early this morning, however, the weather looked particularly foul outside (sandy, windy, filthy air, not too nice) so I chose to remain put in bed. I have rescheduled it to later today, and I know that I can do it – I ran last Sunday evening, so why not today? Plus, I can’t skimp on the running training anymore, as soon I will have that big, ‘mystery’ event coming up! Ok, ok, about this event, all can now be revealed (I’ve been informed that I’m 99.9% in, so that’s made my mind up for me and I am now 99.9% decided on doing it): The event is called the 100km Guizhou ThunderMountain Challenge – It is a 100km race (yes, you did read that correctly) but over a 3 day event, held in beautiful Guizhou province. You guessed it, the name completely lured me in; how could it not?! But, why else do I want to take part, other than the fabulously enticing name? Well, when running that 50km in beautiful Wuyuezhai back in June, I realised why people love trail running and wanted to do more at some point in my future. I think this will be a great opportunity for some awesome trail/mountain running, in a stunning part of China (one we wanted to go to, and were thinking of living and working there this year too), with some like-minded run-loving people, and will give me a chance to get in loads of running before I potentially can’t do much running back up here in Inner Mongolia due to the coming cold weather (again, this is all presumed, I have no idea whether I’ll be able to run in -30 degrees C or not, or if the roads will be too icy and slippery etc): i.e. a sort of running bootcamp long weekend. There is also that alluring challenge aspect: can my body do everything I will ask and push it to do? Can mental strength overcome tired-as-f*&k legs when running long distances for 3 days straight? These will be the questions I will be answering if I manage to get everything organised and make it there for the race (it’s a couple of plane rides away from where I live).

Of course, there are a fair few doubts and hesitations that I have re: this upcoming event, the main doubt being: am I prepared enough for the long distances? Since the 50km event I haven’t been putting in long training runs, as I’ve only been training for two half marathons. The longest run I have done in the past few months has been the half marathon in July, so to avoid injury when running 42kms or 30kms for this amazing mountain challenge, I’ll be putting in some long runs of about 30kms or just under between my half marathon next Sunday and the event on 7th November. I am worried about getting injured, but there’s this overwhelming curiosity and feeling of excitement about the event that is urging me to do the race anyway. I do think it is a once in a lifetime opportunity for this particular event, as who knows when I’ll be in China and able to do this in the future? After all, this will probably be my last year here, so what better way to see a new place and in a new province than by running a race there??

One year ago today, I began writing the ramblings that you see before you, and joined the blogging masses by starting this blog. So, Happy Anniversary to you Blog! Or: Happy Blog-Day! Wow, a year goes by quickly, doesn’t it.  Here are some of the highlights since last October, or my year in a nutshell (in no set order):

I ran two half marathons (one in Shanghai and one in the Gold Coast – both took me 1:34 and then some seconds, with the Gold Coast one being a whopping 8 seconds faster, lol… A pb is a pb, right?); one full marathon (in Xiamen); and one ultra 50km marathon (in Wuyuezhai, Hebei Province)

 
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My mum came to visit from England and spent two weeks, including Christmas with us, and came and taught my students with me. This was such a wonderful time and I was thrilled to have Mum here with us in China, if only for a fortnight. Thanks for coming all this way, Mum! I love you.
 
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I travelled around China in a caravan for a month.
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I moved jobs and provinces, sadly saying goodbye to our home in Yiwu and moved on to our present home in Inner Mongolia (we miss Yiwu a lot now!).

I made some wonderful friends and connections via this blog and their respective blogs. Kristina, you said it perfectly in a post from the other day: having blog-friends is like having amazing pen-pals across the globe, and I’m so happy to have met you all. One day I hope to do a blogger-running-tour across America and we can all meet in person! Who’s in??

I rejoined the real estate game and bought a property again (after having gotten out of a few houses some years back, and all the council bills, maintenance, tenant stresses and hassles etc, I had vowed: never again! Oops, it seems like enough years have gone by perhaps?). As I’m still here in China, I’m yet to actually live in said property, but luckily it’s being looked after while I’m gone.

I travelled back to the Lucky Country that is Australia, not once, but twice! One was kind of a business trip re: real estate, and the second was in aid of the Gold Coast Half Marathon. Luckily for me, I got to see the amazing Annie TWICE this year because of these trips. She is the best hey. On the first trip, I also got to see the Just-Fricken-Fantastic-Joshua too! He is also the best, in a non-competitive kind of way, of course, and without him and his expertise I'm pretty sure there would be no new property or real estate to speak of: he was such a vital and essential part of the process (Thanks again Josh!!!). They are both the best: my Girl-Besty and Boy-Besty - where would I be without you two?! You know how much I love and appreciate you both, right? (ps, this is a very old photo of Josh and I! Haha, can I do Throwback-Wednesday perhaps??)

 
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What a year. A year that seemingly flew by, SO fast. Husband has just informed me that we may be having our very first sandstorm here in Inner Mongolia!! (They have them often, but we haven't experienced one yet). So, I'd better run now.

Now that you know the details, what are your thoughts on this upcoming event next month? Too much, or amazing experience??
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Potential Upcoming Race

10/9/2014

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I got an email yesterday about an event that's happening, oh, about only a month from now. When I read the details I felt that familiar excitement and enthusiastic feeling bubbling up, and now it is on my mind. To go or no to go? There is not too much time to train and to get a fair few more kilometres in between now and then (it is a big distance, this potential race) and it sounds about the most challenging race I've ever contemplated doing. However, maybe that's one of the alluring factors and reasons I want to do it?? To really see what this body is capable of. I read on glitteranddust.com the other day (thanks Kristen!) that 'a good goal should scare you a little, but excite you a lot'. This feels appropriate about this particular event - a fair bit of fear involved sure, but I think my excitement would far outweigh it. Here's another very apt, similar thought:

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 I won't say too much at this stage re: the event, as I don't want to jinx my chances of going, but let me just say it sounds like an amazingly beautiful, hard, 3-day event and I would love to be a part of it. I will keep you posted on this one!

This morning's run was a good 12km run through some riverside parks. It was cold but not too cold and it felt great to be out there pounding those newly tarmacked paths. I was attempting to shake myself awake after another terrible night of shithouse sleep, courtesy of some evil, mofo, mosquitoes!!! Arrghhhh..... the sinister sound of those cunning, wily, can't-catch-me, mosquito fiends was a recurring event all night and all early morning too. Booo..... I had thought that the colder weather would cause said mosquitoes to piss right off, but no such luck yet. Thank goodness for the invention of the siesta here in Tongliao - I'll be making full use of it today!
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So, what do you think? I know, I haven't given too much away about it, but would you sign up for an event that is WAY out of your experience, if it excited you a lot at the thought of it?? With one month to train???
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