May 8, 2020

Everything is cancelled

It's been a while since my last post.

Late February I was getting pretty strong towards my final quarter of the UA Half Marathon training series. But then I caught the snowboarding bug, kinda derailed my long runs a bit, then COVID-19 happened. That totally legitimized my slacking off. UA Half was cancelled, Brook Half followed, Ironman CT fell. It's safe to say 2020 running season is over (Berlin officially cancelled, I don't have much hope for Chicago, or even NYC in Nov).

I was inspired by the color of forget-me-nots, as they reminded me of the blue of surgical masks. I felt compelled by their name to create this illustration as a way of reminding people to not forget those on the front lines taking care of us, who need to be taken care of through social distancing and being provided the protective equipment they desperately need. Image created by Natalia Lopes. Submitted for United Nations Global Call Out To Creatives - help stop the spread of COVID-19. — Photo by United Nations COVID-19 Response / Unsplash

On the flip side, I leetcoded a bit, did a few interview loops, and got an offer. I left Lifion on May 1st, and will be starting at Haven Life as a Full Stack Engineer on May 11th. I am pumped, professionally.

I have started running again. Every mile's a struggle. It's week 2 and I hit 5K the other day at the average pace of 8'34". It's a lot harder than it was 2 months ago, probably because I lost much of my fitness and the weather is getting hotter. But it won't take long to regain all of that power, however little it was.