Another Day in Paradise...

Sarah in her ice bath

The Market today

Matt and Bobby at lunch

Kobe, Jarrod, Matt

Julie, Kobe, Laura and randon guy

Have I mentioned it is humid here, cuz it is. It’s real hot. I mean sticky hot… like Louisiana hot. So I decided to go for a run shortly after waking up- and it was hot. Sharon (my roommate and one of the coaches) and I headed out at 8:30ish and did our best to shuffle along. We made it 40 minutes which I considered pretty good considering we probably sweat a few gallons. Sharon headed in and I decided to walk a bit and watch the little old women manicuring the soccer field I was running around. Finally we had blue skies. What a beautiful island. Most of the athletes had down days- very light, recovery days. Matt, had a rest day so around 1, Matt, Bobby (his coach) and myself ventured into a nearby city. Matt just wanted to get away from the center and see a little more of CheJu than he had so far. Great idea to me. I can’t deny an athlete something that will mentally free their mind. We walked around and found a little authentic looking restaurant. Fortunately the menu had pictures and a little description in English. As we were sitting there we looked across the street and spotted “Tombstone”. “Let’s go there”. So we decided rather than be rude and leave we would order something at where we were and then go across the street. The guys decided on a rice omelet with something fried on the side. For all I know it could have been Victor Lopez’s long lost Korean brother. All meals are served with kimche. It’s like a pickled cabbage with some red spicy stuff on it. I tried it and wasn’t a fan. After paying we crossed the street to Tombstone where I ordered a plate of chicken curried rice, as did Bobby , and Matt got the chicken salad. More kimche, some pickles, miso soup, some creamy warm stuff with a corn flake floating it… they serve lots of appetizers. I guess we were getting our moneys worth. We took our time and chatted about this, that and the other. Bobby is very interesting. Originally from South Africa and has been living in Boulder for almost 20 years. He’s a pretty amazing running coach as he has coached some Olympic runners. He knows a lot and is super enthusiastic about running in general. After lunch we headed to the market to check things out. It was smelly. They had all kinds of things- pig’s heads, fishies, veggies, fruit, clothing, shoes, appliances… a little of everything. Then a stop at “Paris Baguette” and we were on our way back to the Center- 4 hours later. Tomorrow, we are having a “staff field trip”, to where, I do not know but I will be sure to take pictures and share any stories… so check back.