Week 24 Thursday - some aches in the left leg

Activities/Actions:
Squash with P' Lek
aches on front part of the lower left leg

Stat:

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)
Physically 3
Mentally 4
About my nutrition 5
About my sleep 3


How hard did I work? 6
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
NEED TO LISTEN TO MY BODY!

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Week 23 Thursday

Activities/Actions:

• Squash with P' Lek, Tung-hung, Dave and Matt

Stat:

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 5
• Mentally 4
• About my nutrition 4
• About my sleep 4

How hard did I work? 6
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections: n/a

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Week 23 Monday - le coq sportif Men's Squash shoes

Activities/Actions:

• Squash with P' Lek
• Stretched
• New Squash shoes (le coq sportif Men's Squash)

Stat:

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 5
  
• Mentally 4
  
• About my nutrition 4
  
• About my sleep 3
  

How hard did I work?
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:

Today I got a new pair of shoes:

picture from Shoes.com

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Week 22 Wednesday - Yellow Ribbons

Activities/Actions:

• Squash with P' Lek
• Ran 10 400 m

Stat:

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 4
  
• Mentally 4
  
• About my nutrition 3
  
• About my sleep 3
  

How hard did I work? 6
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
It is like a slap on his face when the coup took over just right before his speech at UN meeting in New York. After he tried to move his schedule up, this does not help him be able to talk as a head of state for Thailand, in which he cannot claim himself as one anymore. Though confusing clouds flew over Thai sky last night, this morning the sky has been cleared up a bit. On streets in Bangkok, people hand flowers and food to soldiers. Yellow ribbons show the supports from the troop to the king. My nephew reported that a group of soldiers in front of his village entrance. Though, people have to wait and see the future brings us. I hope that the leaders will bring good things to Thailand.

PS. Today is declared as a holiday in Thailand.



pictures from flickr.com
Some blogs:
19sep
ปฎิวัติ
Global Voices Online | Blog Archive | Thailand: Liveblogging the coup

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Week 22 Monday

Activities/Actions:

• Squash with P' Lek
• Ran in Woodway Threadmill

Stat:

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 4
  
• Mentally 3
  
• About my nutrition 4
  
• About my sleep 4
  

How hard did I work? 5
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
Threadmill helps me back a bit to running.. mode..

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Week 18 Monday

Activities/Actions:

• Squash with P' Lek
• Rest Day for running

Stat:

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 5
• Mentally 4
• About my nutrition 3
• About my sleep 3

How hard did I work? 6
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
P' Noi has been back for her experiment, though I see her until very late since I work until very late.

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Week 17 Wednesday

Activities/Actions:

• Squash; 2 games with P' Lek
• Ran 40 min tempo with P' Lek on Lab-to-Jackson Path (a 3 mile route)
  

Stat:
Started 7:10p; 40 mins

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 5
• Mentally 3
• About my nutrition 4
• About my sleep 5

How hard did I work? 7
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
Good course temperature. I fanally can drake P' Lek for running with me. He is hard to be pursuaded.

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Week 17 Monday

Activities/Actions:

• Squash with P' Lek
• Stretched and Stengthened ~ 1 hour
• Picked Third up from airport
  

Stat:

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 5
• Mentally 5
• About my nutrition 5
• About my sleep 2 (stayed up until 5a)

How hard did I work? 6
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
I went to pick Third (P' Oui's girlfriend) from O'hare with P' Lek. She flew from Thailand and transit here for a night before heading to Purdue University, where she will do her PhD. Only thing is that the information we had is Carthy Pacific flight number and terminal; however, Carthy does not fly to Chicago. So, we have to find out what is the co-share code flight. We ask a help lady, she does not know and advises us to ask the baggage clime airline rep. Yeahhhh.. long line so P' lek and I splits out: P'lek waits in line, while I go to make a phone call to airport service. Long wait both on line and in line.... finally, I win.. I got it... but at the moniter there is no such a flight, so we keep walking ask people at every belt where they came from... Finally at the last belt... and Third is waiting there... Get home around 11:30p!

I decided to bake banana and blueberry cake and in the morning I gave some to Third.

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Week 16 Wednesday

Activities/Actions:

• Squash with P' Lek
• Stretched and Strengthened

Stat:

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 4
• Mentally 3
• About my nutrition 5
• About my sleep 2

How hard did I work? 7
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
I have a swollen throat today. I don't know why it happens. Nothing else sickening me except the annoying feeling from the throat.

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Week 16 Monday

Activities/Actions:

• Sqaush with P' Lek for 2 games

Stat:

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 5
• Mentally 4
• About my nutrition 4
• About my sleep 3

How hard did I work? 7
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
good games with P' Lek

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Week 15 Wednesday

Activities/Actions:

• Squash with P' Lek

Stat:

Course condition: The court is actually cooler than outside.

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 5
• Mentally 4
• About my nutrition 4
• About my sleep 2

How hard did I work? 7
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
The heat wave is still hanging around. I pretty much refrain myself from running outside.

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Week 15 Monday

Activities/Actions:

• Biked to and from CPL in downtown in a very very hot morning
• Squash (p' Tee's last game for this summer in Chicago)

Stat:
left around 10a - coming back around 12:30p

Course condition: very hot (see below)

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 4
• Mentally 4
• About my nutrition 4
• About my sleep 3

How hard did I work? 8/9
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
After woke up, I rushed out on a bike to CPL around 10a. The hot wind blasts at me on the way there and back home. Though, the sky is very clear and the water colors in dark blue. The wind is blowing agaist me, which, sometimes, bring a nice cool breeze when evaporates my sweat. I return the books and get new ones, which completes the mission of the day. Also had I gotten sunburn.

Morning tempurature

Afternoon tempurature

Comfort Index below 5!!

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Week 14 Monday

Activities/Actions:

• Squash with P' Lek

Stat:

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 5
• Mentally 5
• About my nutrition 4
• About my sleep 4

How hard did I work? 6
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
Very good intense three games.

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Week 13 Wednesday

Activities/Actions:

• Squash with Ya-Wen, Lingling, and Kevin
• Stretched and stengthened
  

Stat:

Course condition: hot and humid day

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 5
• Mentally 3
• About my nutrition 3
• About my sleep 3

How hard did I work? 5
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
Ya-wen come to play with us for the last time before she hands her racquet to Lingling. It has been very long since she played last. The court is hot and humid, but we have fun hitting the balls. It is a good game.

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Week 12 Wednesday

Activities/Actions:

• Squah with P' Lek and P' Tee

Stat:
Started 5:30p

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 5
• Mentally 4
• About my nutrition 3
• About my sleep 3

How hard did I work? 5
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
Today I only play squash but skip a run. It is just that I have to figure out how to use a program for my project. This project has been going very slowly. I want to get pass this hurdle as soon as possible.

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Week 12 Monday

Activities/Actions:

• Squash with P' Tee and P' Lek
  
• Rest Day
• Dined with P' Por, P' Tee, P' Nong and P' Lek.

Stat:

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 5
• Mentally 4
• About my nutrition 4
• About my sleep 3

How hard did I work? 7
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
Rest day is on schedule today, so I dine with P'P'. P' Tee and P' Nong take us to dinner at AroyThai (lot of stories to talk about). A plan for CA trip is brought up, but I have to pass this one because I have not done much work lately. Actually, I have done much work, but the results are so minute.

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Week 11 Wednesday

Activities/Actions:

• (9 x 400 5-K pace on schedule)
• Squash with P' Lek and P' Tee
• Did not run today; push it for tomorrow morning

Stat:

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 5
• Mentally 4
• About my nutrition 5
• About my sleep 4

How hard did I work? 5
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
Due to shopping for food, no run is possible, but it will be tomorrow morning. 5 Mile run is scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday schedule).

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Week 11 Monday

Activities/Actions:

• (Stretch and Strength are on schedule)
  
• Squash with P' Tee and P' Lek
• Stretched
• Biked to downtown to see Firework

Stat:

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 5
• Mentally 5
• About my nutrition 4
• About my sleep 4

How hard did I work? 5 for both squash and biking
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
After the squash game in the evening, I am planing to see the Independent Day Firework show at the Point with P' Tee, Por and Lek. Just right after that, Kimmy calls and wants me to be in downtown with her. Kimmy, her Mom and grandma have already been there. I just cannot resist to say no even though I can see that it will be very crowded over there. Luckily, Ying wants to bike to downtown too so we leave Hyde Park around 9p. The lakefront bike path is crowded as expected. Many people come out to waiting to see Firework. Though this does not cause much delay, the path becomes busier when we get near downtown. We get there just a minute before the firework starts. The firework is wonderful accompanied with live music. I try to find Kimmy but no luck because the place that they would be is so packed. Right after the 30 min display, Ying and I hurry to find out way back. Luckily, we get into the less crowded path in the Grant Park area (but still ocean of people). When we squezz ourselves out from the area, we have the path to ourselves -- no serious congestion for the rest of our smooth ride home (but only two little interuptions at the 31st street beach and the Point); On the Lakeshore Drive many cars line up in the traffic. When I get home, I call Kimmy; they are still stuck in the Park (I called her at the park too but her mom's phone did not work). It takes Ying and I around 30 mins to come back home. Biking is great!

Happy the 23oth Birthday, the US!

PS. if the pictures of firework come out fine, I will post them up.

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Week 10 Wednesday

Activities/Actions:

• (Run: 40 min tempo is on schedule)
• Squash with P' Lek and Peiling
• Tomorrow will do tempo; did not do today because of the rain after the movie

Stat:

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 5
• Mentally 4
• About my nutrition 4
• About my sleep 4

How hard did I work? 4
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
Sometimes, weather and schedule do not cooperate to each other. Actually, I also escaped to see a movie at the time I was supported to run.

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Week 10 Monday

Activities/Actions:

• Squash with P' Lek
• Stretched and strengthened ~ 1 hour

Stat:
Resting Hearth Rate: 53 BPM

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physically 5
  
• Mentally 4
  
• About my nutrition 3
  
• About my sleep 3
  

How hard did I work? 7
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
I tried to get into schedule for 1/2 training..... Though, I am not sure whether I can do a long run this Sunday.

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