Twin Parks

Two days ago, I went running in High Park Toronto:




This morning, I ran in Lumpini Park, Bangkok:



I don't normally write about races I almost ran, but there is one in Cambodia this coming weekend that very nearly caused me to rearrange my itinerary to India. I will not say that I should have...just noting it here. That's all.

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Location:สาทร 16,Silom,Thailand

Chilly

Bundled up for a -10 degree run in Toronto:



I prefer hot weather runs, though perform better in cold. There's a positive in there somewhere...hard to say in mid-February Canada.

Next (official) race is early May in Toronto.

Must get through taxes before that...

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Numbers

Good Karma:



Great View:



I have decided to give up the focus on speeding up. It's making these races unenjoyable. The improvement has been in recovery time and I accept this.

So, right now, I am signed up for three more half marathons: Toronto in May, Niagara Falls in early June and Kona in late June.

Death to speed.

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Today

...kind of messed up the taper.



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Four days to Miami.

Spring Forward

One way to avoid the reality of winter is to plan for spring.

Paul and I just registered for The Toronto Goodlife Half Marathon to be held May 5, 2013 in Toronto.

Lots of stuff between now and then, including races in Miami and Vancouver and a two-week, non running stint at an ashram in Trivandrum, India.

Happy Trails.

Signs

I saw this while running this morning in Leon, Nicaragua:



This is me across the street:



I saw this online before my run:



Ten days to Miami.

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Extremes II

From A Toronto city beach




to the practically deserted Pacific Paradise of Poneloya, Nicaragua.




I should be starting to think about the exhale of training: the taper. I still need to put at least another longish run in...not that easy to do as I balance time between developing educational materials for a pilot project in rural Nicaragua and running in the heat. Still, though, a beach is a beach.
Half marathon in Miami is coming up January 25. Even better is that my husband Paul, who scared the shit out of everyone by having a heart attack and triple bypass surgery last summer, may run the race with me. His doctor has cleared him for it. More later.
Talk about gratitude.
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