Monthly Archives: September 2009

An epistolary post.

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Mica

Dear long-winded classmates, Love, Mica Seriously, it seems to me that the overwhelming majority of grad students never learned how to be concise. Apparently, no instructor ever penalized them for going five, ten, or even twenty minutes over the speaking … Continue reading →

Posted in classes, rants, running | 27 Comments

Pom Tea [Haiku] Review

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Mica

[Check out my awesome pepper plant that I haven't killed with my black thumb of death.] “Health Benefits”Good stuff in this tea.Or so the promo pack says.I’m still dubious. “Flavor”The light flavors suck.One fermented in my fridge.Full-flavor is “meh”. “Would … Continue reading →

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I take a spill.

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Mica

This morning marked the first long run of my taper period. It was cool and foggy when I woke up, so I went out without water and only a pack of salt tablets (and some money, in case I needed … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Marathon, food, running | 21 Comments

I have fun interactions sometimes.

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Mica

First, thanks for everyone’s well-wishes for Dan’s speedy recovery. Fortunately, his accident didn’t involve any actual contact with a car; he instead had a really nasty fall…onto his handlebars. He’s still on bed rest for the weekend. At least it … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, French, friends, races | 11 Comments

Three things.

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Mica

I just heard that Dan was involved some kind of accident on his bike and is now at the hospital. From what Brian said, it doesn’t sound life-threatening, but Dan is in quite a bit of pain. Cross your fingers, … Continue reading →

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Very often, I amuse myself.

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Mica

Today kicked off the state of the Fall Five-Miler as hosted by RunningLaur. Coincidentally, I had a five-miler on schedule to stretch out my legs after Sunday’s 20-miler. Here are my splits: Mile 1 – 10:44 Mile 2 – 9:59 … Continue reading →

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Marathonin’ shoes.

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Mica

Here are my new, sparkly white Asics 2140′s, which I began to break in today…with a walk. Ideally, these will be the shoes that carry me through my first marathon, so I hope that they don’t do anything wonky like … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Marathon, food, gear | 23 Comments

It’s taper time!

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Mica

This morning was my second and final 20-mile run of marathon training 2009. I could wax poetic about the bittersweet ending of progressively higher mileage weeks and how far I’ve come, but really, I’d rather keep this short and sweet. … Continue reading →

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Frenchie for a day.

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Mica

This morning, I ran five miles. I was supposed to do “marathon pace”, but I mostly just tried to run negative splits. Mile 1 – 10:12 Mile 2 – 9:31 Mile 3 – 9:11 Mile 4 – 9:21 Mile 5 … Continue reading →

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"Hey! Hey! Look at meeee!": 2009 Chicago HM Race Report

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Mica

(I didn’t take many race-day photos, so I waited until the proofs showed up online.) As I mentioned in my last post, I spent the evening before the race getting an unconventional lack of sleep, mostly due to Jordan’s insistence … Continue reading →

Posted in races, running, silliness | 30 Comments