Brief Update:
1. Had a mad-stressful two weeks, but am now getting my life together (awesome).
2. For one new challenge, I have decided to learn to play the ukulele, a tenor one (super cool)!
3. After 3 canceled flights, a switch of airlines, and one delayed flight, I made it down South (phew).
4. I've got a bunch of Canadian recipes I'll be trying out over the next few weeks (yum), because it's...
5. THE BEGINNING OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS (HOORAY)!!!
Am very excited :) Whee!
Showing posts with label olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label olympics. Show all posts
Friday, February 12, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Hot Times, Running In the City
It's mighty cold.
Like, 22 degrees out cold. So what on earth is my entry title referring to? The Peachtree Road Race, held every July 4th in Atlanta, GA--the world's largest 10K,* and a race in which my sister and I will be participating.**
*Apparently, not so anymore; the Peachtree has been surpassed as the largest 10K by the Vancouver Sun Run. What can I say, it's a big year for Canadians.
**Participation does depend on whether or not we are able to register for one of the 55,000 spots available. I'm hoping we do!
Online registration takes place during the last week of March, so you can bet my sister and I will be signing up as soon as the web page loads :) She's run the Peachtree before, and while I (obviously) have not, I'm really looking forward to it! Plus, it'll be my goal to train so that I can run it the whole time.
While it's only a 10K (around 6 miles for those conversion-phobes), it's not a flat course and it is set in Atlanta in July, so the Peachtree will pose challenges that the Disney Marathon did not. I, for one, will be glad to not run in 20 degree weather--though I may regret saying that, knowing how hot it gets in the South during the summer months...
For now, I don't really have a set training plan; I'm really just getting used to working out again, and enjoying it! I think, once registration happens, I'll start following a more structured training module, incorporating a lot more outside workouts and incline training (apparently mile 5 is uphill, yikes!).
It'll feel awesome to have a big plan to follow :) I have found that, even though I'm all creative and free-spirity and awesome, I occasionally crave order. Weird.
In conclusion, I've decided (what with my fervor for the Olympics) that I will be ending my posts (at least until the Winter Games are over) with fun facts relating to Canada, the Olympics, and hockey.
Today's Fun Facts:
1) Vancouver was named for Captain Vancouver, which is just awesome. "Captain Vancouver." Heh.
2) No country in the Southern Hemisphere has ever hosted the Winter Olympics.
3) Hockey is the best sport in the world. FACT.
Best,
Captain Vancouver
Like, 22 degrees out cold. So what on earth is my entry title referring to? The Peachtree Road Race, held every July 4th in Atlanta, GA--the world's largest 10K,* and a race in which my sister and I will be participating.**
*Apparently, not so anymore; the Peachtree has been surpassed as the largest 10K by the Vancouver Sun Run. What can I say, it's a big year for Canadians.
**Participation does depend on whether or not we are able to register for one of the 55,000 spots available. I'm hoping we do!
Online registration takes place during the last week of March, so you can bet my sister and I will be signing up as soon as the web page loads :) She's run the Peachtree before, and while I (obviously) have not, I'm really looking forward to it! Plus, it'll be my goal to train so that I can run it the whole time.
While it's only a 10K (around 6 miles for those conversion-phobes), it's not a flat course and it is set in Atlanta in July, so the Peachtree will pose challenges that the Disney Marathon did not. I, for one, will be glad to not run in 20 degree weather--though I may regret saying that, knowing how hot it gets in the South during the summer months...
For now, I don't really have a set training plan; I'm really just getting used to working out again, and enjoying it! I think, once registration happens, I'll start following a more structured training module, incorporating a lot more outside workouts and incline training (apparently mile 5 is uphill, yikes!).
It'll feel awesome to have a big plan to follow :) I have found that, even though I'm all creative and free-spirity and awesome, I occasionally crave order. Weird.
In conclusion, I've decided (what with my fervor for the Olympics) that I will be ending my posts (at least until the Winter Games are over) with fun facts relating to Canada, the Olympics, and hockey.
Today's Fun Facts:
1) Vancouver was named for Captain Vancouver, which is just awesome. "Captain Vancouver." Heh.
2) No country in the Southern Hemisphere has ever hosted the Winter Olympics.
3) Hockey is the best sport in the world. FACT.
Best,
Captain Vancouver
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Olympic Fever!
In case you didn't know, I love the Olympics.
Like, a big, ol' heart filled with international cooperation and friendship kind of love.
The XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver will begin broadcasting February 12, 2010 on NBC, and I am so ridiculously excited! And there are so many reasons to get pumped about it, too.
The younger brother of the summer games, the winter games are often overlooked by many, which is sad, as they are awesome. Snowy and awesome! Snowboarding, ice dancing, speed skating--if you find yourself with a spare moment during the two weeks that span the Olympics, check them out.
I am really excited this year for women's figure skating: Yuna Kim, representing South Korea, is like no skater I have seen before. Even if you have no knowledge about figure skating, you can tell that she is extraordinary, both as an athlete and a performer. Watch her here: Yuna Kim "Gold". But don't think I'm forsaking anyone from Team USA: Rachael Flatt and (especially) Mirai Nagasu are going to give excellent performances, though I don't know if they can compare with Yuna.
Now, don't go thinking figure skating is the main thing for me. The other reason I get super stoked about the Winter Games? HOCKEY.
Yes, folks, I love hockey oh so much. And the fact that this year marks the 30th Anniversary of the 1980 Miracle On Ice just makes me even more thrilled to watch the Men's Ice Hockey medal rounds! Now, if anyone happened to have any free tickets to the Men's Gold Medal Round, I'd be happy to take them off your hands, thankyouverymuch.
Oh, well--I'll watch it from the comfort of the couch, and in the meantime, rewatch the movie Miracle and pretend I'm there :) If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. It is one of my absolute favorites, a really beautiful story--and it'll speak to you, even if you don't like hockey (what a preposterous idea!).
As my sister typed to me earlier: do do do do do do do-do-do do do do do do do (BUMMM)!
It's the Olympic Theme by John Williams. Go ahead and hum it.
BUMMM!
Like, a big, ol' heart filled with international cooperation and friendship kind of love.
The XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver will begin broadcasting February 12, 2010 on NBC, and I am so ridiculously excited! And there are so many reasons to get pumped about it, too.
The younger brother of the summer games, the winter games are often overlooked by many, which is sad, as they are awesome. Snowy and awesome! Snowboarding, ice dancing, speed skating--if you find yourself with a spare moment during the two weeks that span the Olympics, check them out.
I am really excited this year for women's figure skating: Yuna Kim, representing South Korea, is like no skater I have seen before. Even if you have no knowledge about figure skating, you can tell that she is extraordinary, both as an athlete and a performer. Watch her here: Yuna Kim "Gold". But don't think I'm forsaking anyone from Team USA: Rachael Flatt and (especially) Mirai Nagasu are going to give excellent performances, though I don't know if they can compare with Yuna.
Now, don't go thinking figure skating is the main thing for me. The other reason I get super stoked about the Winter Games? HOCKEY.
Yes, folks, I love hockey oh so much. And the fact that this year marks the 30th Anniversary of the 1980 Miracle On Ice just makes me even more thrilled to watch the Men's Ice Hockey medal rounds! Now, if anyone happened to have any free tickets to the Men's Gold Medal Round, I'd be happy to take them off your hands, thankyouverymuch.
Oh, well--I'll watch it from the comfort of the couch, and in the meantime, rewatch the movie Miracle and pretend I'm there :) If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. It is one of my absolute favorites, a really beautiful story--and it'll speak to you, even if you don't like hockey (what a preposterous idea!).
As my sister typed to me earlier: do do do do do do do-do-do do do do do do do (BUMMM)!
It's the Olympic Theme by John Williams. Go ahead and hum it.
BUMMM!
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