Ha! This time vanishing thing has become quite the theme!…I thought today I should check to see what my last entry was and boy was I surprised to see it has been about 8 weeks ago already since I had last bothered to post…so much has happened since then.
For one, I ran my best half marathon in Maui on September the 19th – 13.1 miles in 2:06…I just know I have a sub 2 hour half marathon in me, but I just need to find it! Besides doing well in the race, it was just so nice to be in Hawaii again and hang out with my friends Heather and Steve. Hawaii is such a magical place and I always feel so relaxed when I am there.
I should mention that I ran two other half marathons as well but the times were a lot less impressive, but it is all part of training and keeping up the mileage for the December marathons…yes, I wrote marathons! That is plural…I decided that since I am no longer going to South Africa this December as I had previously planned, I am going to go visit Hawaii and again and while I am there I might as well run the Honolulu Marathon again. Thing is, it is a week after CIM which is the marathon I have been training for all along. Running two marathons in two weeks will allow me to be a Marathon Maniac.
In September, for my birthday, I visited Disneyland – the place where dreams really can come true! It was a whole heap of fun. I went with friends that were big Disney fans and we made good use of our time in the park.
On a less fun note, I have had a lot of business travel recently. In the past 4 weeks I have been in Atlanta, Charlotte, Oakbrook, Phoenix, Waterloo Canada and Paris, France – it almost killed me! In many ways my life felt pretty turned upside down recently but right now, I have no travel scheduled until the holidays; it is really good to be home and to know I will be at home for a while!
This season feels like a good time to reflect on the madness of the past few weeks (and the past 6 months I guess) and start planning what I want for myself in the New Year. There is not a lot of time left in 2010 and I am pleased with all the experiences I have had so far. There are a few things I am disappointed by, some things that did not work out the way I thought they might, but there are other things that have made this year so far one of the best in a while.
I have my health, my strength and wonderful friends – what more can one ask for these days?
About Me
- Sabine
- I have lived in London, Munich, Cape Town, Johannesburg and today, I call San Francisco my home. I love everything this city has to offer, the climate, the crazy kinetic energy, the diversity, the street art, the food ... I write about the things I observe and some random thoughts that pop into my head ... mostly, I just think out loud.