http://blog.jennschac.com (blog) Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:40:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I started taking energy gels when I do my long runs. Do I need them? Probably not - I know plenty of folks that run without them. Do they help me? Who knows. Do they taste good? Not really. But I definitely look at that as a milestone during the ... http://blog.jennschac.com/2008/07/18/why-do-people-hate-the-loonie/ Now G-d is here to watch over us all. Oh boy. http://blog.jennschac.com/2008/07/10/you-thought-it-was-bad-that-your-mom-joined-facebook-and-could-see-what-you-were-up-to/ this weekend i did two things i've wanted to do for awhile: broke 10k AND found the beltline. i also wore my waterbelt for the first time (though only drank one of the bottles), and ate a gel during my run (note to self - the cliff shots are toothpaste ... http://blog.jennschac.com/2008/07/08/new-is-good/ I skipped my run this morning. In an attempt to scare myself back into shape, I actually registered for the race. Yup, you can even find my name on the race's confirmation page. That'll learn me. http://blog.jennschac.com/2008/07/01/scare-tactics/ last year i ran 10k. after the 10k in may, i stopped running outdoors. now that i'm back to running outside 3 times a week, i've purchased the following: three long sleeve running shirts (i'm a geisha) two running skirts a running hat (i had one from last year too) new sneakers 2 pairs of running ... http://blog.jennschac.com/2008/06/27/running-up-my-visa-bill/ That's right. It's time for me to commit: I'm going to run the Scotiabank Half Marathon on Sunday September 29. Now it's on the internet, and I have to do it. And for what it's worth, this hobby is costing me a fortune. http://blog.jennschac.com/2008/06/26/jenn-is-going-to-run-a-half-marathon/ 161/365 - eat your veggies Originally uploaded by jennschac in may sometime i was at the grocery store and noticed a weird vegetable called a fiddlehead. they were so funny looking, and i had absolutely no idea what to do with them or how they taste. well, i ended up in line ... http://blog.jennschac.com/2008/06/13/fiddleheads/ Through my outreach activities I've learned about some really cool women and what they contributed to the field of science/engineering. There's one that's fun to talk about - Hedy Lamarr. The girls like hearing about her because not only did she create signal technology that's used every day, but she ... http://blog.jennschac.com/2008/06/04/hedy-lamarr/ My cousin, Justin, was selected as one of Vancouver's best and brightest teens in an article called Gen Next. Here's his write up in the June 2008 issue of Vancouver Magazine. And you should also check out his charity, spread the love. http://blog.jennschac.com/2008/05/27/gen-next/ this story is amazing. http://blog.jennschac.com/2008/05/06/the-longest-shopping-trip-ever/