Curated by Bianca Henao, 131 TESS Every year, a new group of Peace Corps volunteers arrives in Thailand with new goals or habits to be achieved and ready to tackle their 27 […]
Healthy Living: Runners Ques
And I Was Running!
Shannon Murphy Berrios, 131 TESS If there is one quote from a movie I love, it would have to be Forrest Gump’s Alabama clad accent saying proudly, “And I was running!” as […]
Peace Corps or a Series of Controlled Falls
Ian Tramm, 131 YinD So last Wednesday, I went on the first honest-to-God run I’ve been on in, man, at least a few years. I was pretty out of shape for most […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Running
Natalie Garro, 129 TESS Greetings, humans! If you’re at all like me circa 2011, you hate running. (If you’re not like 2011 me, excellent, too!) 2011 Natalie had a history of chronic […]
A Thai Hero
Tom Kirst, 128 YinD Hi, this is Tom, way up north in Maefahluang, Chaing Rai. I hope everyone had a happy holiday season at your home away from home. This time of […]
Running in Thailand: Part 2, Nutrition
Olivia McGeever, 128 TCCS One of the great gifts my Peace Corps service has given me is an endless lesson on nutrition and my body. Eating well is essential to running well. […]
Running in Thailand: Part 1, Training
Olivia McGeever, 128 TCCS Living abroad, particularly abroad and alone, has been the best thing for my running. While being tested mentally and emotionally, running has helped me realize the ways I’ve […]
Running in Thailand
Olivia McGeever, 128 TCCS “Know why people run marathons? Because running is rooted in our collective imagination, and our imagination is rooted in running. Language, art, science; space shuttles, starry night, intravascular […]
What to Expect During a Race
Ty Miranda, 127 YinD Haha, so what can you expect? EXPECT CRAZINESS. No, just kidding. But, you can expect a type of rush that is better than a runner’s high. It’s the […]
Slow Down, Recover Until Race Day
Ty Miranda, YinD 127 There’s a certain frustration knowing whether you are or are not ready for a race. I’m here to tell you that your training time schedule should be wrapping […]
The Road to Khon Kaen: Runner’s Christmas Gifts
Jim Damico, 126 TCCS You’ve been good about your training and your family and friends have also been bugging you about what you want in your Christmas care package. Why not have […]
The Road to Khon Kaen: How to Stay on Your Training Schedule
Jim Damico, 126 TCCS Depending on when you started, you could be reaching a couple of months of running and that most definitely can wear on a person mentally, especially new runners. […]
The Road to Khon Kaen: Where to Stay
Ty Miranda, 127 YinD For those of you who already bought your entrance fee, I would seriously consider booking a place to stay. The marathon attracts a lot of people and you don’t […]
The Road to Khon Kaen: A Clichéd Running Playlist
Ty Miranda, 127 YinD So, everyone has their own running style. I do really give credit to those of you who run without music and just listen to the sounds of barking […]
The Road to Khon Kaen: Thailand Running Vocabulary
Ty Miranda, 127 YinD In the beginning, it was hard to explain to Thais why the hell I was up at 4:30 am running around the Tessaban. I would often just say, […]
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