So marathon training officially started today! Woohoo! Didn’t get the long run of the week that I had planned in due to a later night than originally planned last night and finally having a much needed sleep-in this morning, but you know what they say: rest/sleep is just as important (if not more, sometimes) as the running sessions. Listening to my body and all that… Got a 12km ish run in at a quicker pace than my slow long run would have been, and then followed this up with some more cycling around town (as both cross training and transport, win).
Saturday was a public holiday, so no teaching side-gig for me as I usually would have had (woohoo!). I took this opportunity to finally go on one of those walking food tours around the old quarter in Hanoi: got to feel like a proper tourist again, go for a stroll, chat to some awesome people, AND eat some truly delicious things. Oh wow, this was great. Here are a few shots of the food in question. Now even though my pronunciation of all things Vietnamese is questionable at the best of times (although I am making progress and branching out with my coffee orders and greetings I think) I will in future just be able to flash out one of these pictures, and boom: a serving of delicious ‘cha ca’ or ‘pho’ will soon be winging its way to my mouth. Mmmmmm……
I hope your week has been one that’s full of whatever YOU most desired, whether that was some full on running training, travelling, or simply chilling with friends and family at home. Enjoy this week and keep smiling folks. xxx