It was the Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend the last few days. On Saturday evening, the meetup with a couple of my high school friends’ family was finally successfully organized since my return to the country in November last year. It had been nearly a year in making, a couple or more attempts for us to gather were called off due to sickness by one of the members, thank God we finally got to meet and catch up.
Sunday evening was a meet up with my university friends. They consist of friends who gave me a car to use and who helped me find the condo I’m living in right now. Grateful that we were able to meet and catch up again after about half a year.
On Thanksgiving Monday, a friend invited me to have dinner with his family and watch the Blue Jays game on TV together. I was very thankful for the invitation but kindly declined it because of my scheduled marathon training. I ran for more than 3 hours which included a few short breaks, a couple of gel packs and water to boost my energy, and a 30 min practice outside for the first time. Running outside seemed much more exhausting than the treadmill. Can’t imagine the level of exhaustion I’ll experience when running the full 42k marathon outdoors. But I think I’m more prepared than the time 2 years ago when I ran the same race. With only 6 days left to the race, I can’t afford to cram in any more strenuous training, and the best remaining strategy is probably to carb up and rest up, and maybe have a haircut to lessen some weight and air resistance for the run. 😂
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love endures forever. (1 Chronicles 16:34)
