Week 2 of Recovery (scheduled)
Monday: Strength training for 40 mins (Rest)
Tuesday: 3-mile easy run on regular sinica route
Wednesday: 4 mile run on regular sinica route+1 mile route
Thursday: 3-mile easy run on a treadmill, plus walk to/from Chang-An Rd.
Friday: many quick biking and walks (Rest)
Saturday: biked to TaiChung Bike store as X-training (a 45-60 min run)
Sunday: 48 min run (X-training)
Note and reflections:
A long break during Lunar New Year started on Friday, and I am expected to be fed up. Prior to Friday, I closely followed the second week schedule. However, I switched Saturday and Sunday schedule. I used a long bike ride to Taichung bikestore as my X-training and a run in Shetou as my long run.
The bike ride with Meng-shin and Zhong-shin (MS's brother) started around 9:30 after breakfast under a clear sky and cool breeze of Saturday morning. I biked his friend's bike (), which rode smoothly. Zhong-shin knows staff at the store so I tried three bikes (Giant TCR-2, TCR-Alliance and ORC 3). They are all good, and if I would buy one from the store, I could take 10%off in cash or 15%off in-store appliances. Then, we biked back to meet the Bear for a ride to our lunch with James and Yu-Hsiang at a hot-pot place in downtown Taichung. The hotpot was delicious, and the conversation was lively. It was great to see the running gang again (Dumpling could not join us, though). Thanks to all for coming out to meet up, even though their busy New Year fest just hyped up.
On Sunday Meng-shin, Zhong-shin and I hopped on a commuter rail to Shetou for their family gathering to celebrate Lunar New Year! In the afternoon after a walk around the city downtown, I put on my running shoes and jogged due South on a path along the irrigation canal. Guava is a famous product of Shetou, though rice and other vegetables are also grown. The weather was very nice. I continued running South towards High Speed Railway Track (HSRT) with spurious greetings from barking dogs. Just after passing under the HSRT, I turned East along irrigation canal and then North towards HSRT section near the mountain side. I determined to go under the track and turn back to downtown. Actually, I did not know the route (but used the Garmin GPS to track my route). Eventually, I came back to the starting place and ran to Jiu She Elementary School to circle on the running track for two rounds. There was a 5-year-old boy on his Rollerblade and tried to compete with me. I gave him a signal to follow me, and he stopped after the half way of the lap after I passed by him. There were many people with kids at the playground. I ran back home and found Zhong-shin riding a bike to downtown. He said that it was great that I found the way back (Later, Meng-shin said that everyone was worried that I would get lost). After a quick shower, the dinner fest started and followed by Hong-bao giving. I believe that the Calories I had savored tonight were more than those I spent on my walk and run this afternoon. After the dinner, the tea circle (lao ren cha--tea of elders) was set up outside the house where a charcoal bucket at the center warmed our body but a cheerful conversation warmed our soul.
Stat & Course condition:
Start Time: 09:40:00
End Time: 10:12:00
Time Taken: 00:32:00
Route:Taichung Bikeshop ride
Total Distance: 3.65 mi.
Burned: 139 (kcal)
Laps: 1
Pace: 08:46 (avg)
Speed: 6.84 (mi/hr) (avg)
Date: 01/24/2009
Start Time: 11:10:00
End Time: 11:25:00
Time Taken: 00:15:00
Route:Taichung Bikeshop ride - back
Total Distance: 1.78 mi.
Burned: 65 (kcal)
Laps: 1
Pace: 08:25 (avg)
Speed: 7.12 (mi/hr) (avg)
Date: 01/25/2009
Start Time: 13:31:00
End Time: 15:04:00
Time Taken: 01:33:00
Route:SheTou-Walk
Total Distance: 1.97 mi.
Burned: 201 (kcal)
Laps: 1
Pace: 47:12 (avg)
Speed: 1.27 (mi/hr) (avg)
Date: 01/25/2009
Start Time: 15:39:00
End Time: 16:27:00
Time Taken: 00:48:08
Route:SheTou Run-1
Total Distance: 5.29 mi.
Burned: 573 (kcal)
Laps: 1
Pace: 09:04 (avg)
Speed: 6.59 (mi/hr) (avg)
Photos:
On Taroko Express, "My father and I are going to Taichung."
"Mei-mei, bu hao yi si," the boy says. (Little Sis, don't be shy.)
Yeong-shin joining Meng-shin and I for a beef on hot plate in a night market on Zhongxiao Rd. in Taichung.
A test ride (inside the shop).
Spicy hotpot with James, Bear and Yu-Hsiang.
"House": an exhibition at National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
The central building of Meng-shin's grandparents' san-ho-yuan ("three-section compound") attached perpendicularly on both wings by a series of living quarters.
Dishes at Children's table (aka. unmarried ones) on New Year's eve
"Gan-bei!"Two brothers, Qi-Qi and Dou-Dou, toasting on cups of soda (their once-a-year opportunity).
A-ma gave Hong-bao to grandchildren (and me).
Zhong-shin gave Hong-bao to the brothers.Continue reading the rest...
