Hello.
I am originally from the Philippines. We came to Canada in 2000 after staying in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for about seven year.
This is my first time to participate in an event such as this. I am not a runner nor a walker. A few months back I decided to go into an exercise program and have been successful in achieving my goal. This is the next step I suppose to achieving that healthy mind and body that I am looking forward to.
I am continuing my 1 hour a day exercise program 5 days a week and have added a 40 - walking component into it to prepare for April 19. I hope I can finish this Sun Run.
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Welcome Ethel, and others...there is a walk and jog training program link to the right of the blog under sun run links + some interesting features on the sun run web page too.
ReplyDeletewow saudi Arabia...how hot was that??
Yeah, I am officially registered for the Sunrun, I think I did it last Weds.
ReplyDeleteIt is pretty hot in Saudi and very cold in
the winter time too, no snow though.
The experience is very different, I had to wear the "burka" or "abaya" as they call it there. So I didn't have to worry about what to wear under. There were lots of fantabulous designer shops there with unbelievably crazy prices and discounts.
I haven't forgotten the taste of the original "shawarma". I still have not found anything here that would come close to that taste that I am craving for.
I have very nice memories of Saudi. I miss the friends that we left behind. Some are still there, others have moved back to our home country or migrated to other countries.
It was definitely an experience that have made me appreciate other cultures and religion.