Tuesday, July 19, 2011

moonin' my honey: i'm on a boat

i managed to go 366 days without ever 'finishing' our honeymoon adventures and wedding details. whoops. (not to mention my memory has already begun to fade, sad)

to summarize:
we arrived in paradise and kayaked
we went hiking and running
we ate firi firi, crepes and polynesian surf/turf
we swam, snorkeled and became bff's with the crepe man

on our last full day on the island of moorea, we scootered around the island again (the landscape was breathtaking) and went sailing.

sideways growing palm tree

scooter and i
i nailed the dork-look
sailboat cruise

i'm on a boat

view from the cruise


exhibit a as to why you don't want me to video my runs

eventually it was time to leave paradise - i failed to convince josh to stay and become a crepe maker. we took the ferry back to tahiti and boarded a plane for california. no offense los angeles, but you were a crappy destination after spending almost two-weeks in moorea.

moorea street signs

hollywood sign from griffith park
los angeles smog the hollywood sign

a year ago, i was struggling with daily bouts of unexplained nausea and the honeymoon was no exception. i did not feel good during the few days we spent in la. in fact i spent one full day sleeping in the hotel... i am a party animal! josh is so lucky to be married to me. we did get out to see a few things other than the smog and interstate traffic -- such as grauman's chinese theatre, the getty and griffith observatory to name a few.

josh admiring a tapestry at the getty
right before i got yelled at for taking photos

the griffith observatory

and that, my friends, is my anticlimactic end to the honeymoon adventures. i know you were waiting with anticipation this whole time.

Monday, July 11, 2011

where the blacktop ends

spanish moss trees

i spent last week down on the carolina shore. it was refreshing to not (really) have internet access (technically i still had my phone), and i almost considered dropping out of the blogosphere -- don't worry i'm still too narcissistic for that just yet.

dawn on the carolina coast

i read a couple good books:
  • "the places in between" by rory stewart. a personal account of stewart's walk across afghanistan... in 2002 (aka a few short months after the twin towers fell). it was a new perspective, for me, on the people of afghanistan, and an eye-opening reminder of the many privileges we have here in america.
  • "river of no reprieve" by jeffrey tayler. another personal journey - this time in an inflatable raft up the lena river (siberia) to the arctic sea where temps can range from -91°f to 114°f. amazing to learn about the towns and people who live in the extreme weather of the "true north".
(i am not an amazon associate. clicking on those links and purchasing either book will not provide me with any profits whatsoever. i borrowed the books from my local library. personally i enjoyed "the places in between" more than the "river".)

in addition to laying out on the beach, reading and cooling off in the ocean, i did a little running and riding as well:
  • sunday -- morning "long" run, 9 miles 83°
  • monday -- morning easy run, 6 miles 81°
  • monday -- afternoon bike ride, 15 miles (15mph) 85°
  • tuesday -- afternoon brick 14.75 miles bike (14mph)/4.6 miles run (somehow this was the fastest run of the week) 86°
  • wednesday -- morning barefoot run on the beach, 6 miles, 84° - saw a hatched loggerhead turtle nest
loggerhead turtle nest
obviously a non-hatched nest
  • wednesday -- afternoon jillian's "ripped in 30" dvd
  • thursday -- morning bike ride 22 miles (15mph) 85°
  • friday -- morning run, 5 miles 82°
  • saturday -- morning run, 4.5 miles 80°


{title reference: keith urban's "where the blacktop ends"}

Sunday, July 10, 2011

june 2011

john deere parked at waffle house
what, you don't use your lawn mower for transportation?
(pic stolen from friend's fb)

june 2011
total mileage: 100.66
time spent running: 15hrs 34min
days off: 12
avg temp: 76.06
trip of the month: wedding weekend in tennessee (blah). also, a "trip" to the er, which kinda tightened the purse strings.
one race: sunrise 8k - new pr.

just barely hit 100 running miles
ugh i could use a good night's sleep with
no more cardiac
episodes

first bike ride of the year
took 6 months to dust off the ol' hybrid
still learning how to adjust helmet to not look so dorky

1 bike ride (/brick) all month - bike 14.2mi (~14.5mph) / run 3.5mi (8:41 avg) / 88°

finally caved and started wearing the shoes i bought last september (mizuno wave rider 13). the ol' green ones are mostly-retired now with about 1185+ miles.

old & new shoe treads