Monthly Archives: April 2018

Day 1 Week 2 – Mindful Training

Posted on April 30, 2018 by terryshen

4 miles easy pace + 4 strides, sunny & 54 degree Amazing! One week of training has gone by. ALREADY. Knowing the Erie Marathon awaits at the end of my 20 week period, I am eager to make sure that … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 29 Apr 2018

Posted on April 29, 2018 by terryshen

Week One of my Erie Marathon training.  Total miles ran: 23 Yes, my 20 weeks of marathon has started.  This week’s schedule is easy paced transition with a few fun runs sprinkled in between.  Understood that training for marathon can … Continue reading →

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Day 6 Week 1 – First Long Run

Posted on April 28, 2018 by terryshen

9 miles long run, cloudy & 58 degree Only three days left in the month of April, the morning’s air still got a bite to it.  That was when I realized I forgot my gloves and mitten after heading out … Continue reading →

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Day 5 Week 1 – The Housing Conundrum?

Posted on April 27, 2018 by terryshen

Rest day – no running. When I was visiting Hawaii a couple of months ago, it was clearly pointed out to me that Hawaii has a shortage of houses to meet the demand.  Apparently, Hawaii is not alone. Why don’t … Continue reading →

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Day 4 Week 1 – Who Do We Trust

Posted on April 26, 2018 by terryshen

3 miles at easy pace, sunny & 57 degree On the topic of trust, author and lecturer Rachel Botsman intimates that our trust with the traditional institutions (e.g. government, bank, and church) has been on a decline.   This erosion of … Continue reading →

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Day 3 Week 1 – Steady Run In Base Training

Posted on April 25, 2018 by terryshen

4 miles, easy pace with a steady run for mile 3 (my split: 9:14, 9:00, 7:41, 9:15) , overcast & 57 degree.  It should be obvious from my splits that I injected a steady run within today’s easy runs. The … Continue reading →

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Day 2 Week 1 – What Motivates Me

Posted on April 24, 2018 by terryshen

3 miles easy pace, cloudy & 59 degree Rain in the forecast motivates me.  It makes me go out and run (to get ahead of the rain).  Today was such case.  Later on when the dark clouds gathered and precipitation … Continue reading →

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Day 1 Week 1 – A New Beginning

Posted on April 23, 2018 by terryshen

  4 miles with fartlek surges. Sunny, 66 degree. Without fanfare, today marks the kick-off for my marathon training.  I am training for the Erie Marathon in September.  That’s why my 20 week training started earlier than usual.  Might as … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 22 Apr 2018

Posted on April 22, 2018 by terryshen

Three weeks into April.  Temperatures here in Washington DC have been between the high 30’s to low 60’s.  Safe to say the threat of snowstorm is passed.  Also passed is the U.S. tax filing deadline for 2017 but not without … Continue reading →

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A Pleasant Surprise

Posted on April 21, 2018 by terryshen

My Parkrun 5K time this morning was much better than anticipated.  I had a time of twenty-two minutes and twenty-nine seconds (22:29) which is a better fitness level than I was ever able to achieve in 2017.  This was a surprise … Continue reading →

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