Author: Huy

I was off from work yesterday, and I got a chance to run all my errands including getting some new running shoes. I got the Mizuno WaveRider 8. They’re much more comfortable than my last set which were Asics DS Racers. The DS Racers are extremely light and is categorized as a “Racing Flat” which concentrate on being a super light weight shoe with less support. The Mizunos has more support and feels light, but not as light as the DS. I also had some time yesterday to put in 10 miles into my new shoes and so far they work great.

A couple of days ago I was digging through my storage shed I came upon my comic book and cards collection that I thought I lost. Back in grade school I was a comic-book-reading geek. I loved the Marvel series and I also had multiple set card collection of them.

I just finished an 8 mile run and now my shoes have hit the 800 miles mark. Yup, you got that right, my pair of running shoes has a mileage of 800 miles. I’ve had these shoes for about a year, so it accounts to about an average of 2.2 miles a day or 15.4 miles a week. I would probably have hit this mark much sooner, but I’ve been very busy the past couple of months. Anyways, it’s time for new shoes!

I had a blast this weekend. I got to go to The Killer’s concert and see some bands play. The Killer’s are a fairly new band, at least for me it is, and their music isn’t the type I usually listen to, but nonetheless they were entertaining. Modest Mouse opened for The Killers and unfortunately I can’t say the same for them. Modest Mouse was really boring. They weren’t really interactive with the crowd at all. They played their music and took off. My friend and I attend the concert a bit early, who am I kidding, we were about 9 hours early before the Modest Mouse played. The wait was worth it as we got to drink beer and eat garlic fries and nachos.

Spending the whole day at the concert was a double-edge sword. I had fun, but it got me tired for the following morning which I had a 10K race. All the alcohol I drank at the concert didn’t help me much either. I’m dissapointed at my time that I got, but it was something I knew I was getting myself into. I got the Silicon Valley Half marathon coming up at the end of the month, so hopefully I can redeem myself.

I finally have some time to sit down to think and write about last month’s vegetarian diet. The reason why I switched to a vegetarian last month was because I’ve been meaning to do it in the past. Many people have been saying its a much healthier diet and good for you mentally and physically.

With 30 days of not eating any meat I can say being a vegetarian isn’t much healthier than a non-vegetarian diet. I lost about 2 to 3 lbs which isn’t significant at all. Maybe if it was a more extended period of time there is a good change a person can lose more weight. Mentally, I felt more tired more often. During the diet I was lazy to do anything. I just wanted to stay home and watch television all day. The worst part about this diet is watching your friends and co-workers eating all the yummy food that you can’t eat.

In the end, a vegetarian diet isn’t any healthier than my previous diet. For those of you who believe a no-meat diet is the way to go to be healthy, think again. Stick to a well-rounded meal and stay away from too much fat and salt.

Note: The day after my veggie diet had I eaten pizza with grilled chicken for the topping, and at night while sleeping I woke up with the worst stomach pain ever. It last for several hours and had to hit the toilet a few times. My body was probably not use to eating meat which may have caused the pain. I don’t think it was a bad pizza because none of my friends who ate it had any problems.

Sometimes I wonder who elected the officials that pass these kinds of laws?