\nI thought I’d be able to veg out the entire month of July but it wasn’t so (thankfully!).\u00a0I did sign up (last minute) for the Village Runner 5k (on Independence Day) despite knowing that I would be slightly out-of-fitness (albeit had been running more than I had been compared to the past years). There was no PR but it was enough to get me back into being a bit more consistent, and back to running at least twice — if not three times — a week.<\/p>\n
August<\/strong> September<\/strong> October<\/strong> Tomorroz I will be running a “training” race — I’m not that comfortable going into the Nike Women’s Half Marathon next week, and I couldn’t motivate myself enough to get up for just a “regular” training run so\u00a0doing a race tomorroz will allay some of my worries. Goal is to finish strong without worrying about time. I really just need to run a distance longer than 6 miles. xD<\/p>\n I’ve been visiting my parents more often since they’ve retired to Las Vegas, NV last year; spending about two weeks at a time just hanging out and observing their daily routine. LOL. I’m blessed to be able to work remotely, though am having trouble doing my training when I’m here (weather issues)! I miss my weekly runs with my friends, but have finally motivated my dad to accompany me during my midweek runs. Next goal, get mum to join us. \ud83d\ude42 I have also been cooking more whilst here and both parental units (plus little bro, who’s here for school — UNLV) are appreciative. Their house is *still* filled with boxes from their move (3 continents = LOADS of stuff), so that’s also one of my goals whilst here (other than enjoying their company, of course ^_^).<\/p>\n Hoping to start logging my race reports again, especially for my little brother’s first half marathon this November! I leave you now with a piccy of me and my sisters, at the finish line of the Malibu Tri!\u00a0Have a wonderful Autumn!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Apologies for the lack of updates. Things have been slightly mad since my last post. Let’s just say we have a new addition to the family (LOL, not *that* kind of addition…) Anyway, onto the updates:
\nEnded up doing less (run) mileage than July! LOL I think my focus was the swim portion of the triathlon, so I had more experience in the open water this year (joining a group that swam at Redondo Beach every Sunday morning). I had my “biggest” race in September (which was the classic\/sprint distance of the Malibu Triathlon) so I needed to be comfortable in the swim. In hindsight, I probably should have trained more with the bike (especially climbing) but more on that in a bit. Towards the end of the month, I helped move more of my parents’ stuff out of my sister’s house (because of said addition). As I type this now (October), there’s still a CRAPLOAD of their things at her house! LOL. Oh, I was able to get a free entry into the Jet to Jetty 10k run and wait for it… finally ran a sub-60 minute 10k! New PR is 55:58! Better than I thought I’d be capable of doing at that time. Pushing for sub-55 next year… That’s if I can remain consistent with running!<\/p>\n
\nThe Malibu Tri was a pleasant experience — for me, anyway. My oldest sis crashed in the bike \ud83d\ude41 and my other sis (also older than me), cramped up in the run. Needless to say, this little sis “won” the Sister Challenge by finishing ahead of both… This meant I had time to go into transition, get my camera, and cheer on my two amazing sisters as they crossed the finish line \ud83d\ude42 I might eventually write race recaps again, especially since I need to write down some little things I could improve upon the next time I do this race… Which will probably not be ’til 2015 unless I do the international distance one next year, which would count as my first Oly tri! Can you tell I’m just typing words without fully comprehending what I’m thinking\/saying right now? xD<\/p>\n
\nI registered for the 2014 Los Angeles Marathon! It’ll be my 13th marathon ever, and 5th consecutive LA Marathon. I may or may not raise funds for Team Herman again, but I will<\/em> make a donation in Herman’s memory. Hermosa Beach Tri went without a hitch and I’m pretty glad about my PR! YESH. PR baby! LOL. Even with the PR, I made some mistakes which I noted in my segmented race report on Daily Mile (Swim<\/a>, T1<\/a>, Bike<\/a>, T2<\/a>, Run<\/a>). I may eventually compile that into one blog post. Hehehe.<\/p>\n![\"Tri](\"http:\/\/www.radragon.com\/journal\/wp-content\/2013\/10\/three-sistahs.jpg\")
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\nJuly
\nI thought I’d be able to veg out the entire month of July but it wasn’t so (thankfully!).\u00a0I did sign read more