On Saturday, September 20th, Kelsey and I ran the Beat the Blerch 10k in Carnation, Washington. It was an inaugural race put on by Matt Inman, recreational runner and creator of the web comic The Oatmeal. This was a race we signed up for back in May, and it was really exciting because it was […]
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Beat the Blerch 10k
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fitness, Kelsey, race, running on November 2, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Chicago
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chicago, fitness, friends, Illinois, race, racecation, running, travel, work on August 25, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
So, this definitely happened over a month ago. I want to keep blogging, and also in chronological order, so here’s hoping I can keep doing that! I’ve been working a bunch lately and will resume nannying in a couple weeks. Oh, did I forget to mention I got another job? I work at 24 Hour […]
Race Report- Rock n Roll Seattle Half Marathon (and Brittany Visits!!)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fitness, friends, half marathon, race, running, seahawks, Seattle, shopping on July 11, 2014 | 2 Comments »
To start, I said I’d talk a little more about volunteering. I’m volunteering for Purrfect Pals Cat Shelter, because they are the wonderful organization we adopted our little Penny from 🙂 Penny the day we brought her home! Anyways, to thank Purrfect Pals for helping make Dan, Penny and I a family, I started volunteering. […]
2014 Goofy’s Race & a Half Challenge- Part II of II- The Marathon
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Dan, Disney World, fitness, Goofy Challenge, half marathon, marathon, race, race report, rundisney, running on February 13, 2014 | 6 Comments »
This is part II of II of my Walt Disney World Marathon weekend recap. Read part I here! Disclaimer- This is a recap of my race experience. I don’t recommend/encourage running a race while sick. I didn’t need my alarm the morning of the marathon. I was up a lot of the night, sometimes coughing, […]
2014 Goofy’s Race & a Half Challenge- Part I of II- Expo and Half Marathon
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Dan, Disney World, EPCOT, fitness, Florida, friends, Goofy Challenge, half marathon, Magic Kingdom, marathon weekend, Orlando, race, running, vacation on February 6, 2014 | 4 Comments »
Disclaimer- This is a recap of my race experience. I don’t recommend/encourage running a race while sick. Wow. That’s really all I can say. Just kidding, I have a lot to say actually. But my experience at Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend really blew me away. Unforgettable. But first, if you’re not familiar with my […]
A Runtastic Weekend
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Antenna America, Dan, fitness, friends, Goofy's Race and a half Challenge, hash house harriers, Japan, moving, race, rundisney, running, Samurai hash, training on December 22, 2013 | 1 Comment »
I’m completely cloud-9ing right now after a great weekend of running. A successful hash and a successful distance training for Goofy’s Race & a Half Challenge. Saturday- Samurai Jingle Bell Run (Samurai Hash House Harriers) Yesterday (Saturday) Dan and I chose to run at the Samurai hash because A- it was a Christmas run, B- […]
Samurai Hash House Harriers Hash-a-Thon
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dan, Enoshima, fitness, hash house harriers, hashathon, hotel, Japan, Odawara, race, running, Samurai, travel, visitors on November 10, 2013 | 7 Comments »
Alternate working title- Nobody Puts Peacock in the Van!! This is an event put on by the Samurai Hash House Harriers. (More on hashing here). A hashathon is a hash where you run 3 legs in one day totaling 26.2 miles/ 42 kilometers, or a marathon, give or take some distance. It’s a day long […]
The Tower of Terror 10 Miler and Happy Haunted 5k
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, Disney World, fitness, Florida, Hollywood Studios, Orlando, race, race report, rundisney, running on October 17, 2013 | 3 Comments »
I had a really great trip to Orlando with my mom, and I want to tell you all about it, but I think it would be the longest post ever! So I’m breaking it up into 2 parts, my race reports and the fun stuff we did. First up: the Disney Happy Haunted 5k! This […]
Portland Color Run
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 5k, America, Color Run, fitness, friends, Portland, race, racing, running on September 11, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
This past Saturday I ran the Portland Color Run 5k. I was pretty indifferent about it. No speedwork since it was untimed. I figured it’d be fun and unique. The Color Run is a 5k race where you pass through 5 “color stations”, staffed with volunteers that spray you with fine color dust. Almost like […]
My Experience at Goofy’s Race & a Half Challenge: Part II of II
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, Dan, Disney World, DNF, fail, fitness, Florida, Goofy Challenge, half, marathon, Orlando, race, Run Disney, running on July 18, 2013 | 20 Comments »
This is Part II of II of my Goofy Challenge experience. You can read about part I here. Dan and I arrived in sunny Orlando a few days before the races. We headed to the expo at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and that was when I started getting really excited. This expo […]
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Seattle resident with a love for running, hashing, baking, and being outdoors. Originally a journal for my family during my 3 years in Tokyo, Japan (hence the blog name), I now write about my every day life working at my local gym as well as nannying, running/fitness, as well as enjoying my hobbies.
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