It's a three-day weekend here in Vietnam and that means one thing: We're on the move! Tomorrow morning, bright and early, we are headed to the little town of Hoi An in middle Vietnam. We were there during our 3-week Christmas trip and liked it so much we thought it...
Next Adventures
Last year at this time, Rob and I were packing up our separate apartments, selling all our furniture, and researching countries we wanted to visit while teaching in Ho Chi Minh City. Currently, we are analyzing what clothes we can throw out, what souvenirs we want to...
Heart Up Lift Up Arm Workout
Lifting weights and I are just getting our start in the world. When I ran in college, we would go through a weight machine rotation twice a week. Basically, we would sit on 20 different arm or leg machines for 30 seconds each before our coach yelled, "Switch!" I would...
Knee Twinge
Rob and I are perfect travel partners. We are out from dawn till dusk, or later, and are determined to pack our days with as much sightseeing as possible. I mentioned yesterday how we averaged about 4 miles of walking per day during our Japan trip. Though that...
Korean and Japanese Eats
The trip to South Korea and Japan was spectacular. Rob and I have spent the weekend sorting through our combined 2,000+ pictures. Whew! Since we spent all of our time in cities, there was a ton of walking going on. We probably averaged 4 miles of walking per day so...
Workout Limbo
Running races has been a huge part of my life for the past 12 years. (Wow, I feel old when I type that out loud.) After running cross country and track in high school and college, I got involved in the huge racing scene in Phoenix. Just about every weekend there were...
Getting Back in Gear
Apart from climbing 1,227 stairs to a cave and going for a completely flat bicycle ride around a village, there was not much in the way of working out during our 3-week backpack trip through Vietnam. I attempted to stick to the 20 day mini-workouts I came up with, but...
Bad Things Happen in Threes
You know that quote, "When it rains, it pours"? Or how about, "Bad things happen in threes"? Well they can both be applied to this past week. 1. Rob was really sick all week. Like, can't stand up or go to work for three days sick. 2. The company who delivers our water...
It’s The Final Countdown….In a Cardio Way
Things have been quite hectic around here this week. Monday, I started my sort of new job. Naturally, I didn't get any sleep the night before and have been running around like a chicken with my head cut off all week. (Or, the Vietnamese version: hopping around like a...
Long Run Before The Sun
Happy Monday! (That's my effort at being excited for the work week. Did it work for you?) Rob and I got up early on Saturday morning (4:45 am) and headed over to an area of town with wider streets and minimal traffic to do our long run in prep for the Angkor Wat Half...
The Loose Half Marathon Training Plan
I've been finding it difficult to stick to a running plan. I am used to being extremely disciplined, following a training plan with exact precision. (It tends to border on obsession.) Being in Vietnam makes things more unpredictable, which I love, except for when in...