Joy and Nomi took the plunge and signed up for their first 10km running race ever in May 2010 in Singapore at the Sundown Race event...Then they trained for a half marathon in the fall of 2010, Joy's in Canada and Nomi's in Malaysia...Then, they finished their second-ever half marathon in Singapore May 2011 at the Sundown Race event, but this time they ran together!

Then their sporting paths diverged: Nomi went on to run marathons while Joy learned how to ride a bike. This blog charts their progress from 2010 to 2012.

Read their blog to see what their sporting adventures look like or just look at the pictures of Canada's capital city and Malaysia's capital city. You can choose the "follow" option or subscribe via email to be notified of updates. (You can start reading/skimming their first entries from the summer of 2010 or just jump right in, reading from any point you like. The "Archives" will be your guide.)

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Unplanned Rest Day...

Joy here...One thing that I'm learning to realize with this 1/2 marathon training, is that I don't really have control over everything.  I can't control the weather; I can't control how I feel from day to day; and now I can't control my health.  That is to say that I woke up yesterday with a nose that wouldn't stop running and a throat that felt like sandpaper.  Lucky me.
Since it was cold and rainy, and since illness had descended upon me with its aches and pains, I decided to take an unplanned rest day on Monday.  Unfortunately, today I'm still feeling scratchy and sniffly, and it's still raining outside.  But this close to the 1/2 marathon, I can't really afford to take TWO rest days right in a row, so I have a feeling that I'll be getting my sick self out into the weather later on today for a run of some sort.  The general advice I've been able to deduce is that if your illness is "above the neck" then you can still work out, but if it is "below the neck," then you should take it easy.  Well, my chest isn't filled with fluids or anything like that, but my throat is right "in the neck," so does that count as above or below?

Signing out as sick and confused,
Joy
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  1. UnknownSeptember 30, 2010 at 1:08 AM

    oh no, i'm so sorry you're feeling ill :( definitely rest joy. take lots of vitamin c and fluids. a hot honey and lemon drink really helps with the scratchy throat. take care <3

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