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 Sunday - Air&Water Show Run

Activities/Actions:

• Ran to Air and Water show with Han and P' Lek
• Lincoln Park Zoo
• Lunch box from Mello's Carryout on Clark St.
  

Stat:
Started 8:30a; reached ~ 11:00a

Course condition: Nice day!!!!

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:
Lek finally decides to join our run this morning. Han, P' Lek and I start around 8:00a, a half hour after the scheduled start time, running at a slow pace. After passing the first mile post, Han wants to stop for a rest. Along the way to our destination, Han asks for a destination change, not further but nearer one. I always insist to him that the destination will not be changed. I push ahead of them for a distance and wait for them or running back to meet them. If I wait for them, I craps my hands to hear them up. Once, Geoff bikes passing by and sees me doing such an act. Finally, we arrive at our destination around 11a. Crowd fills lakefront parks and beaches from Museum Campus to way up north of North Beach.

Just a minute after the show started, Han asks a way to go back home to cook lunch for his wife. We walke to drop him off at a bus stop in front of the zoo. Then, P' Lek and I walk into the zoo. I want to see polar bears because when I came last time (during a friend visit last winter), I did not see them. After I see the bears (they are very cute; one of then keep showing off swimming for picture shoots from visitors), we decide to find something to eat. First choice is Green Tea (a Japanese restaurant), but it does not open until after 4. So we just keep walking down on Clark to see something to eat. Seeing Mello's Carryout, we pop in and order. Since we have our water bottles, we do not order drinks. However, after a look around I found an ad for a free complimentary drink for a takeout. The boss says that the ad expired but it does not so he gives us the drinks anyway, and rushes to get all the ad from the shelf. Anyhow, we get our drinks. Mello's Carryout is a small (rather unattractive) place, serves American, sandwiches and Greek food and makes these dishes good (also inexpensive).

We walk along to get some freebies at event sponsor showcase area. I am too sleepy after the big lunch... laying down and take a nap. By the time I wake up, it's 4, and time to go home. This year Air&Water Show is a very slow comfortable one. Compared to my previous year runs, this one is the easiest.

*** Han is very determined to run even though he has not run for months. He did it! ***

Some photos from the day

Group snap in front of Buckingham Foutain

P' Lek and I (a Bowdoin water bottle is in my left hand)

P' Lek and Han

Han and I

Han & Chopper

(S)he's showing off!
Polar Bear is my College Mascot

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Week 17 Saturday

Activities/Actions:

• Tennis 8:30a with Seen Meng, P' Lek, Han, and Lingling
• Shopping with P' Lek

Stat:
Started 8:30a

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

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

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

Note and reflections:
Good games of tennis... a nice morning.. and a nice day ....

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Week 17 Friday

Activities/Actions:

• Dinner at Han's place
• Rest Day

Stat:

Course condition:

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

• Physicallyv5
• Mentally 4
• About my nutrition 5
• About my sleep 4

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

Note and reflections:
Han and Stellar (Han's wife) invite Lingling and me to dine at his place. I bring Thai icetea with me. Han and Stellar cook4 dishes for us. They are all delicious. We have a nice dinner and conversation. After dinner, Han and I came back to lab and work. :)

Han says that he will run with me on Sunday to Air and Water Show at North Street Beach, though he has not been running for months.

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Week 17 Thursday

Activities/Actions:

• Ran 3 mile from home to 49th st. on lakefront path

Stat:
started 7:20p;

Course condition: good; nice, cool breez.

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

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

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

Note and reflections:
n/a

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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 Tuesday

Activities/Actions:

• 4 mile run on home to 47th St. (stopped at Siam Restaurant on 55th.)
  
• Droped Third off at Greyhound
• P' Noi came
  

Stat:
Started; 8p

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? 6
(the 10-point scale)

Note and reflections:
P' Noi come to do experiment at the univesity today and will stay with me at least 4 nights. I run and come to meet her at Siam Restuarant.

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I bake cornbread, but use Baking Soda instead of baking power. This makes the bread not well. I found out that I cannot substitute baking power by baking soda. Actually, I thought they were the same.

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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 Sunday

Activities/Actions:

• 8 mile Run from home to and back from the 31st St. Beach

Stat:
Started 8:40; ~1 hour and 11 mins

Course condition: very good

How I felt:
(the 5-point scale)

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

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

Note and reflections:
Although the weather is suitable for running, there is an incident happenning at the 31st st. beach. There are a group of Chicago Rescuing team (Ambulances, Fire Trucks and Helicopters. I ask a guy in a emergency shirt for what is happening, he only says "we do't know yet." I leave him alone. The beach is close and it is pretty dark by then (9:15p). I ask a lady walking by; she says that a guy jumpped into the lake due to alcohol toxicity. I rest a bit before traversing my way back home. When I first saw the light at around 43 st, I thought something must happen near downtown.

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