Half marathon: This week got a little more intense, as I not only inreased the overall mileage, but also the pace. It is still really really hot and humid. I went out early Thursday morning to do my tempo run, and it was like 76 degrees and 90% humidity, even at 6:30 in the morning! Needless to say, I have reached new levels of sweat production, both in volume and stink. Yes, that's right, girls sweat too!
5 weeks down, 11 to go.
Comps: I had gotten a little behind when Ben and I were on vacation in Asheville, but I played catch up this week, and now I'm back on schedule. This week, I'm learning about all the wonderful physiological things that happen to us when we age (good news, exercise can help slow some of it!).
5 weeks down, 4 to go.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Thursday, August 16, 2007
The fun has begun!
Yesterday, my schoolyear officially started with TA orientation. We did usual things like going over policies and procedures, but we also did team-building activities on at the ropes course at UNC. I think we definitely got closer to one another, in that by the end of the day, I was covered in not only my own sweat, but that over several other people. It was also cool to meet the new first year grad students. Classes begin on Tuesday, so I still have a few more days before the REAL fun begins. Until then, it's back to studying for comps.
Nephews
The latest pic of our two nephews: Ethan (born just over a month ago) and Isaac (3 1/2 years old)
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Try saying these 5 times fast
Basic tongue twister: "cinnamon anemone"
Advanced tongue twister: "Yosemite cinnamon anemone"
Advanced tongue twister: "Yosemite cinnamon anemone"
Training-Week 4 summary
Half marathon: This past week was intended to be an easy running week, with all easy runs and no long runs. The weather was still really hot and humid; man am I ready for fall! We went to Asheville Tuesday-Friday, so I had to rearrange my running schedule at bit, but I got it all done.
4 down, 12 to go.
Comps: I am a little behind schedule because we were out of town, but that's okay because I planned for that when I was creating my study schedule. I can't believe that I've been studying for this thing for almost a month now; I mean, I've covered a lot of material, but there's so much more to go! In any case, I ploughed my way through the endocrine and immune systems, which are the most confusing and complicated in my opinion, and I'm not sure I really have a great handle on them. This week though, we relax a bit with some sports nutrition topics like body composition and dieting.
Incidentally, comps are exactly one month from today. (cue ominous scary music)
4 down, 5 to go.
4 down, 12 to go.
Comps: I am a little behind schedule because we were out of town, but that's okay because I planned for that when I was creating my study schedule. I can't believe that I've been studying for this thing for almost a month now; I mean, I've covered a lot of material, but there's so much more to go! In any case, I ploughed my way through the endocrine and immune systems, which are the most confusing and complicated in my opinion, and I'm not sure I really have a great handle on them. This week though, we relax a bit with some sports nutrition topics like body composition and dieting.
Incidentally, comps are exactly one month from today. (cue ominous scary music)
4 down, 5 to go.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Training-Week 3 summary
Half marathon: The mornings this past week was hotter and more humid than in the past, in my opinion. It's a good thing I decided to slow down my easy runs because otherwise I would have been very uncomfortable. Today I hit a milestone as I did my first 10 mile run. Haha, I've broken through to the double digits! When I finished, I was soaking with sweat, really really thirsty, and a little bit sore. I am really looking forward to cooler weather.
3 weeks down, 13 to go.
Comps: I did some practice questions on metabolism, muscle, cardiovascular, and respiration physiology and started delving into the endocrine system. The endocrine and immune systems are next on my list, and this is the point where I start to get a little scared because we went into a lot of depth with these topics, particularly in our Advanced Topics class this past spring, so there is a lot of information to process. Also, this past year was the first year we had and Advanced Topics in Exercise Physiology class, meaning that there aren't really any previous comp questions about the immune system or in-depth endocrine topics for me to practice writing.
I think I need a bigger brain with more memory and a faster processor!
3 weeks down, 6 to go.
3 weeks down, 13 to go.
Comps: I did some practice questions on metabolism, muscle, cardiovascular, and respiration physiology and started delving into the endocrine system. The endocrine and immune systems are next on my list, and this is the point where I start to get a little scared because we went into a lot of depth with these topics, particularly in our Advanced Topics class this past spring, so there is a lot of information to process. Also, this past year was the first year we had and Advanced Topics in Exercise Physiology class, meaning that there aren't really any previous comp questions about the immune system or in-depth endocrine topics for me to practice writing.
I think I need a bigger brain with more memory and a faster processor!
3 weeks down, 6 to go.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Bunnies!
Our friends Andy and Michelle recently aquired a family of Holland Lop rabbits. Ben and I went to visit them last night, and they are SO INCREDIBLY CUTE! Here are a few pics from Andy and Michelle's website.
A happy bunny family-Mom with her babies.
A closeup of Mom
A closeup of a baby. How can you resist that face????!!!!!!
A happy bunny family-Mom with her babies.
A closeup of Mom
A closeup of a baby. How can you resist that face????!!!!!!
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