I did an easy paced long run this morning. My watch said 8 miles. I converted it to Strava and Strava said 8.32 miles. So I do not know really. For the last couple of weeks or so, I have been doing low heart rate training. My heart rate was supposed to be around 120 bpm on this easy paced run, but the max was in the 140's. I checked my watch a lot during my run, and did not see it go above 130 bpm. Maybe it is the hills that are doing it, but I cannot get away from them. There are so many hills and mountains here in the Philippines. I even walked a majority of this run. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get my heart rate to come down. On my long run last Saturday, it only reached 127 bpm. Thank you all so much for any help I can get. https://broreyn.wixsite.com/rpreynoldsjourney/post/my-easy-paced-long-run-16-11-2024

There is yet another tropical storm on the way. When it hits the Philippines, it will be a typhoon. This is the 5th major storm to hit the Philippines in about a month's time. It will pass very close to us.

There is another typhoon on the way to the Philippines. This is the 4th one in about 3 weeks. Please pray. Thank you all so much.

Electricity is back on, but still no water. We are safe though. Praise God for his safety and protection. The typhoon that just passed, is supposed to make a u-turn and come back to the Philippines. Please pray. Thank you all so much.

Ivan will be leaving on July 16th, to enlist in the Navy, and to pick his job. He will then come back to the Philippines and wait to be shipped out to boot camp. He said he wants to go ASAP. Please pray that he has a successful career, and does not have any issues with his kidneys. Thank you all so much. I am so thrilled that he is joining the Navy, but I do not want him to follow in my footsteps. I want him to be himself.

I want so much to learn how to skydive and get my license to jump by myself, but there are only 2 drop zones here in the Philippines, and they are quite far from where I live. Plus they only offer tandems. There are no drop zones here that offer Accelerated Free Fall(AFF) courses, so not sure what I am going to do, but I will figure something out. I really believe that skydiving will help so much with my anxiety. They say that skydiving teaches a person to live in the "here and now".