Monthly Archives: May 2009

Running

By mattgirod | Published: May 25, 2009

-Did my first Korean 5k race. I survived and managed to be beaten by little elementary students. It was a fun time anyhow. Running with a couple thousand people mixed with a little competition is much more enjoyable than running with the road and losing against the clock. I’m considering another race next month. And [...]

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Running Sucks

By mattgirod | Published: May 21, 2009

Yes, it does. And that is why I don’t do it. I almost died trying to run a full 5k today. Running on the flat road seemed too much of a snooze, so i chose a 5k route that had a little mountain in it. The run up the Buan mountain was just bearable. There [...]

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Beijing and The Wall

By mattgirod | Published: May 5, 2009

With a long weekend, why not go the state right next door? That’s right, except this state was China, not Ohio. If I had to describe my four day visit to Beijing in a couple words I would say huge and colorful. The scale was unbelievable. Going too big clearly wasn’t a concern. The city [...]

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