26.2
hello everyone!
My weekend in SF- the marathon and new friends :)
so i am finally walking like a normal person again. thank goodness!
i have been so moved by the Team in Training experience– the training, the people, the cause, the marathon– that i have decided to do it again! this time i will be a mentor on the West Los Angeles Team for the LA Marathon! the marathon is feb. 16th and the season actually begins this saturday with a big kickoff event and the first practice is sunday. if you or your friends are in the west los angeles area and are interested in participating on my team, let me know and i can get more information to you. you have about three weeks left if you want to join! it is a challenge both physically and mentally, and…well… monetarily as well… but it is totally worth it :)
ok, i need to sleep off my cold. mwah!
kina
p.s. the song in the background of the video is a song i wrote with alissa moreno called “give me back”
oovret: Week 26(.2) Marathon Week… again.
How many hours of sleep did you get the night before the marathon?
about 3.5 hours
Approximately how many liters of fluid did you consume right before, during, and immediately after the marathon?
before- about 1 liter
during- maybe a little less than a liter
immediately after- 16 oz, and then some
Will you be running with Team in Training again?
yes :)
Would you consider playing a song marathon?
a song marathon, eh? 26.2 songs in a row? if that’s what it is, count me in.
How long did it take for you to walk normally again?
about 5 days
Bonus question from asdf
Running became your weekly routine in the past few months.
Did you run this sunday?
it was going to be my first day back, but then i was sick, and i thought, bed sounds nice.
If not, did you miss it?
i did miss it :(
@dro
SHOOT! i forgot Suitkace’s shoutout…. next week!?
@carlos pineda
you will be so missed!! best of luck on training for Iron Man!
@keith soohoo
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BATTERY! you have saved my life. my and my computer have been freed from the wall :)
@lizzyvaz
hola lizzy :)
@ thatbabae
welcome to the blog!!
October 28th, 2008 at 1:42 am
Hey, Kina! Great video! I smiled through the whole thing. It’s just a great feel good video and to see you doing something for someone you love dearly is truly inspiring. We (your fans, family and friends) are so proud of you! oh, and I can’t wait to hear news from your recording sessions! exciting! Take care
October 28th, 2008 at 1:48 am
Kina,
That was so awesome. Congratulations. As I saw you complete the race it actually brought a tear to my eye. It was very moving. I wish nothing but the best for you and your entire family. I’m sure that everyone in the blahg and the forum are extremely proud of you. Just know that you can always count on my support for whatever you do.
October 28th, 2008 at 2:16 am
Cool video from SF Kina. Didn’t know you filmed while you were out there…very inspiring watching your clips all together. I have a cold this week as well. It’s kind of normal for that to happen the week after a marathon because your body is so run down and your immune system is not quite back to normal after all in endured for 26.2 miles of punishment. I’ll miss you and the team too for Spring Season…it wasn’t easy to make the decision to move on. Ironteam will be my fourth season doing a TNT event. As you have experienced now for yourself…TNT is quite addicting.
See ya next time! FEEL BETTER!
October 28th, 2008 at 2:46 am
So proud! Nice to see everyone coming together for this.
Hope you feel better soon.
Random Japanese people FTW
October 28th, 2008 at 3:24 am
I have to apologize, don’t kill me. I think I gave you the cold. I was definitely sick the day we met in SF, I hope you washed your hands!
October 28th, 2008 at 3:24 am
Love-love-love-love-love the new song! Congrats on the marathon!
October 28th, 2008 at 4:03 am
Woww… I can´t begin to understand the amount of strength and determination you needed to accomplish that… absolutely amazing… RESPECT!
And you´ll be doing it again… that makes you totally grazy, but in the best possible way :)
The song was also very good, and matched the video really well.
Get well soon!
October 28th, 2008 at 4:14 am
Wow, that video made my morning.. congratulations on the marathon seems like you had so much fun! I wish I could run the LA marathon but I live so far away. Get lots of sleep and nutrition and get well soon! Like always I loveddd the new song, it was awesome. Take Care!
October 28th, 2008 at 4:21 am
Loved the cause. :D
Wonderful video.. you could totally see the ‘pain/tiredness’ in your face at the end though.. oh well, still all worth it.
Anyway, good luck on your next marathon Kina. :D
October 28th, 2008 at 4:27 am
Kina, you’re freakin’ amazing.
Totally put tears in my eyes there.
Love that song, too! :)
Congratulations.
Alison
October 28th, 2008 at 4:56 am
kina!!!! the video was amazing.. the part where you and mama G hugged.. was the sweetest thing ever!.. the song is awesome.. i mean awesome!!
October 28th, 2008 at 5:02 am
man that’s incredible! you must be so proud :D I love that you did that for your mom.. We should all run scary-long marathons for the sake of our mothers! LOL.. but yeah, sooo impressed! I think after 500m I’d probably be dragging myself along the gravel haha.. Did you ever reach a point where you just started walking?? hehe
well done KINA! you’re AMAZING!
October 28th, 2008 at 5:28 am
Kina, I have to add: I love at 2:33 when someone´s asking you what you´re going to do now… the look on your face… lol… you clearly had several intelligent, well-formulated and coherent answers ready but just couldn´t choose between them, right..?
October 28th, 2008 at 7:07 am
Awesome vid Kina- congrats on finishing the marathon. That’s a helluva distance and you did it!!! The fact that you’ve already decided to do another one in Feb. is amazing.
Just curious…will the album you’re recording in Nov. be promoted and released by Interscope, or will it be released the same way your previous 3 were? Either way, I can’t wait!
October 28th, 2008 at 8:31 am
so i seriously cried when you were hugging your mom at the end of the race. it was seriously a beautiful moment. you are amazing for what you did and for what you’re gonna keep doing. it’s seriously inspiring :) congrats on finishing and good luck with training for the LA Marathon!
p.s. i loved the song :D
October 28th, 2008 at 8:55 am
Kina!
I cried at your video too! You are so inspiring to me in numerous ways. You are so talented and give me hope. Keep everything up you truly are a beautiful person.
love always,
Molly.
October 28th, 2008 at 8:57 am
wow Kina, well done!
i loved the shots of U with Misa, that was so lovely 2 see
and i loved the song! i hope its on the new album
i hav a question about the previous 3 albums
were they distributed for an official release? because altho they appear with rough packaging and simple recordings, they r still on iTunes
whats the story?
we love you!
October 28th, 2008 at 9:05 am
Congratulations again.
Thank you for a wonderful start to my Tuesday.
I hope the next time you’re up in SF, you have a gig :D
October 28th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Amazing..the entire thing. Thanks for sharing :)
October 28th, 2008 at 9:49 am
haha, oh kina, no worries. we’re still celebrating suitkace’s birthday haha. next week =P. shoot, if I had a cold, I wouldn’t care about other people’s birthdays, but I guess that’s where you are cooler than I am.
you know, this video is real inspiring! Throughout the whole video, I can feel the nerves, the excitement, the pain, and glory. Just wow. 4 hours and 15 minutes! craaaaazy. So proud of you!
Thanks so much for this video!! Feel better!! If I know you at all, you already have a cup of tea while reading this.
October 28th, 2008 at 10:00 am
“For My Mom” made me :’ )
heart u mama g!
i’ma go see my mom tonight and give her a big hug.
k.. i gotta go hide somewhere now. fam stuff gets me all emo n i dont want my coworkers to think i’m having a nervous breakdown or something haha
October 28th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Aww, Kina that was amazing! It honestly made my eyes water. I bet your parents are extremely proud of you. We are all so proud of you! Keep inspiring and take care =).
Great song!
October 28th, 2008 at 11:17 am
That was very cool. But you must be outta shape, Emi kept up with you running in her nice winter coat. (what was HER time?)
I really liked the background song of yours… it has a great 80’s-rock vibe to it.
-wwar1ace
October 28th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Congratulations!
It _almost_ made me want to go out and run one myself. I suppose I’ll start by trying not to lose my breath going up a flight of stairs too quickly . . .
October 28th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Kina- grats!!! The video was very touching and I’m really happy/proud to have met you. enjoy the battery and portable power and roam about the countryside with your macbook and make some crazy videos for all of us to watch and enjoy :-). It was super fun meeting you all and I hope you won’t be strangers next time you are up in NorCal. The music was amazing, I thought this song was quite uplifting and accompanied the video well. Will we be hearing this on a future album maybe? /cross fingers.
@everyone else at the meetup- it was fun meeting you all and i wish everyone a great week!
-k
October 28th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
kina i totally teared up watching this. your love for your mom totally radiated in this video.
mama g! i miss u and heart u!
congrats on an AMAZING time. my current running time right now is 3.7 miles per 40 minutes (due to shin splints and my fat tummy lol)
i want to do a marathon in 4 hours 15 minutes like kina bean.
i want to do a marathon for a beautiful cause too.. kina, you totally inspired me for real. tears for real yo
also. the original song, OMG THAT IS SUCH AN AMAZING SONG! OMG!!! when did you write that song? was the marathon the source of inspiration for that song? i know i am not oovret but please answer hahahaha jk. =)
October 28th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
awesome video…. i love it.. specially the part where your voice did that thing… and.. ok… im lying.. i havent watched the video yet.. still at work and i feel left out already.. :( .. hate this block.. im gonna start crying now.. does that count? … ! ? .. hope you feel better.. get lots of rest.. :)
October 28th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Kina, you are amazing! A great new song, an accomplishment few people do (run a marathon), the generosity and love of helping those in need (in particular the immense sacrifice, heart and devotion to your Mom), and lastly the warmth you demonstrate in sharing all this with us…. you are truly amazing :-)
I wish I could run with your team on the upcoming Feb marathon, but I will be running with the East Bay team here in the SF Bay. Yes, I signed up with TnT a couple weeks back and I have all this tension now .. ha, makes you feel alive, doesn’t it. You are my inspiration Kina! ;-)
October 28th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
CONGRATS KINAAAA!!!!!! Wow, 4 hours and 15 minutes of running, I can’t imagine!!! You are so so strong Kina, and the love and effort you dedicate for your family, the marathon and its cause is just amazing!
You never cease to inspire me, I want to do a marathon in the near future, maybe next year? Not old enough :( booo. Keep on running Kina!!
I’ve emailed you about a benefit concert a few weeks ago and last week again to Kina@Kinagrannis.com (happening on 02/13/09). I don’t know if you are too busy to answer or if you just didn’t get it. I REALLY wish you could come. When my club was planning it, the first name that came to my head was yours! I hope you can please take it into consideration.
Thanks Kina, for everything.
muchlove, Elina
October 28th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
I think I got something in my eye too…
Kina, you’re such a great role model and an inspiration to others. :)
If we run the LA Marathon, do we get a kiss on the cheek from Emi at the finish line as well? ;p
October 28th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
hola!!! great video and awesome song. Very inspirational and moving… so sorry about the cold…hope you feel better soon.
October 28th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
GOOD LUCK WITH the LA MARATHON TRAINING!!
October 28th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
finally got to see the video.. :) again congrats on the marathon.. great job.. you gave us the feeling of your victory.. we are proud of you.. also.. i love this song.. seriously.. a new fav… stay lovely as always.. cant wait for next monday.
October 28th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
congrats on the marathon! i have a few friends who are starting to train for the LA marathon right now. did you hit a wall at around mile 18? that’s where i hear it gets super hard. anyways, love the background song. thanks for being my musical entertainment. it brightens my day! =)
October 28th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
First off, your new song is absolutely amazing.
I’m so sad I missed meeting you in SF. I got home and checked the time and you were already gone, it was kind of pathetic.
Congrats on the marathon, it’s something that must have taken a lot of training! It was for a really good cause, and it makes me happy that there are still good people in the world, through all this chaos.
`sarah
October 29th, 2008 at 9:52 am
I love this!
October 29th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
congrats, again! watching your video makes me wanna run a marathon… it was very touching too. love the song! =D
October 29th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Hello:)
Great job Kina, you’re amazing8D
October 29th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
@FinnFan
I think Kina answered “Sleep!”
@Tiarenar
That’s Emi, not Misa!
@Kina
Yes, Rihanna’s fingering was disturbing, but less so than mine!
@ Euan
Hallow Euan!;)
October 29th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Hey Kina!
Many congrats on the marathon! :D I find it challenging enough to do a 10k let alone a full marathon!
I only just discovered you about a week ago, and I’ve loved everyone one of your songs! You’re rare on Youtube in that your originals are as good, actually make that better, than your covers! Keep posting the songs as fast as you can write ‘em, I think I speak for everyone when I say it makes us happy!
Stephen Ko
London
p.s. I don’t know if you remember my e-mail, but have you checked out Brandi Carlile yet? :)
October 29th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
This is just to inspiring, I am now contemplating running the L.A. Marathon. Kina I hope you make it HUGE in the music business, you would be the best role model for anyone, a lot better than all the other people in the music business.
Side note: anyone have this song in .mp3, it is amazing, I’m liking all the upbeat songs coming out of Kina rite now. If not Kina please put this song up for sale or d/l somewhere. I need to listen to it.
@mamaG: I couldn’t help but notice your stylish glasses while you were crying. I’m diggin em haha
October 29th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Kina congrats! I just saw your most recent video blog, and regardless of what happens with your music career (I hope it reaches the sky) you are a hero for what you did and the reason you did it in the marathon. What a great and respectable time none the less too! Awesome girlfriend!
You are a hero.
October 29th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
@ Ns4r2 YsI’mAgrmnCpyOfDrc:
Oh yes, I think I saw it now… so she DID have some brain activity left, even in that state… great!
October 29th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
what’s left to say….
well here it goes.
Greater LA-LA-LA… hahaha
“…breaking out the gates and screaming…” “WWOOOOOOOO!!!!” nice edit.
i didnt know taylor made sweatshirts.
way to make use of japanese postcards.
October 30th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Hi Kina
I just randomly discovered your songs and such, yesterday.. Ironically it was my birthday.. but yea your songs are great, your covers are awesome.. I think you need to do some shows up here in Vancouver.. (that’s Vancouver, Canada not Vancouver, WA)
Congrats on your Marathon run!
~Peter
Vancouver,BC Canada
October 30th, 2008 at 1:42 am
i disregarded any thoughts i had of running in this marathon because i took the literal meaning of the ‘womens marathon’ part to suggest this was a women only marathon. ;-P
high five for going the distance and completing the course.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:30 am
@ Ns4r2 YsI’mAgrmnCpyOfDrc:
lool i didnt even realise id made that mistake!
sorry, i meant emi yh
October 30th, 2008 at 10:33 am
*Tear* That was a touching video. Congrats on the great accomplishment.
October 30th, 2008 at 10:46 am
@thosewhothankedmeTHANKu&BwareAllHallowsNightIsComingSomeMayAlreadyBfeelingIt’sPowerfullNeckingBtIdn’tVnt2.daFngrs2muchAhrm:-
@Kina
re: “hooray for free wifi at starbucks with my iphone! also, my neck hurts from too much internetting. ”
Perhaps the above unsolicited statement of yours is no more than a cover up of a too close encounter with the fiendishly cloaked Leslie Nielsen like unmentionable one who particularly likes necks such as yours fequently is, delicate and uncovered!MWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRgh
October 30th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Congratulations Kina, i knew you could do it, haha
As a runner myself I wish I could join you guys in the LA marathon but I’m too far away but good luck to you guys!
Get lots of rest and nutrition, you won’t be able to finish the marathon like that will you? =p Get well soon.
oh I almost forgot, i absolutely loved the new song and i enjoyed it even better with the video, thank you.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:54 pm
@ Kina
Here’s a legless Zombie ‘http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT774hw8YxU’ for you, now you’re over feeling that way after recovering from you’re marathon!
October 31st, 2008 at 8:17 pm
tough question for kina and to whoever is interest. you dont have to answer if thats your preference but i would appreciate if you can since it does kinda irk me when people dont say where they stand on an issue or vote as if it is private or a sacred thing. so where do you stand on prop 8? i am for no.
November 1st, 2008 at 2:08 am
@Kina
“i am becoming a piece of sushi :) ”
Sounds real good to me and without question many others, but wonders whether the general public and
Your Mother
should get to know of that sort of tweet!
November 1st, 2008 at 4:07 am
@Kina
Please ensure Genevieve gets on to the new CD, which of course I’d like to be a DVD really so that 1 = pretty please,
either way, it would make it a must buy for me even though my computer’s CD/DVD drivers have gone awol:/ so it doesn’t work anymore, which also means that the system recovery discs aren’t read:( and system restore doesn’t fix the problem, which is not improved by the fact that, so far, the computer’s not accepting the Sony sites onesGRRRRRRR, but then again, it still doesn’t accept itunes or much else either = OYVEZ!
November 1st, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Well they always say “Better late than never!” So here I am (once again).
Well done kina! whoooo!
And a nice song in the background! I’m really really looking foreward to your new album :D
heart- Menno
November 1st, 2008 at 4:04 pm
@ jack o’ lantern
i am for yes on prop 8.
November 1st, 2008 at 4:42 pm
bravo! kina, this has to be my favorite of all your videos. thank you for sharing the experience. thanks also for introducing another great song to go with it. will it be on the new album? that was exciting news too, i can hardly wait!
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:10 am
oovret: Week 27
So, you’re willing to play a 26.2 song marathon to raise money for LLS?
Did you turn into makizushi or nigirizushi?
What did you do with your “extra hour” this weekend?
Are you registered to vote? In LA or OC?
Have you been playing your guitar everyday like you promised? You do need to start training for that song marathon, after all.
November 2nd, 2008 at 8:33 am
OMG surely oovret’s not really wanting Kina to fess up as to whether she was rolled at the table or put on a finger! She probably just meant that she’d put on some seaweed type costume for the festivities.
November 2nd, 2008 at 5:06 pm
This song = superstardom! I hope you don’t forget about your youtube fans when that finally happens.
November 2nd, 2008 at 5:33 pm
So it looks like Pepperidge Farm has acquired a license to distribute Tim Tams in the US. I saw them in my grocery store yesterday and picked up some. Pretty good, but since I never had the originals I can’t compare them. They only had Chocolate Creme and Caramel flavors, and a perusal of Pepperidge Farm’s website indicates that’s all they’re bringing over for the time.
November 2nd, 2008 at 11:38 pm
@Kina
I agree with Peter C…come to Vancouver, BC for a show!!! Feb 2010??? That’s when the winter olympics will be happening.
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:05 am
Thanks for the important news, TimR! :) Here is a link for you so you can properly perform a Tim Tam Slam!
http://loveandcooking.blogspot.com/2004/10/how-to-eat-tim-tam.html
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:11 am
@TimR: Thanks for sharing the news… and just so you can properly perform a Tim Tam Slam:
http://loveandcooking.blogspot.com/2004/10/how-to-eat-tim-tam.html
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:24 am
Tim Tams here?!?!
woohooo! i dont have to force my cousin to smuggle them into the country anymore whenever she visits =D
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:53 am
CRIME SCENE: Police walk away from the scene where five homeless people were found slain in an encampment on West Wardlow Road just east of Santa Fe Avenue in Long Beach.
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Loved the song… I can’t decide that i’d like an album with full band, electric guitars, uptempo songs, or acoustic guitar,strings, and piano…
I’d like both :) Hope there will be LOT of tracks on that album ;)
November 3rd, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Thanks Mama G! That saves me the trouble of looking it up, since I was definitely going to do that.
November 4th, 2008 at 12:46 am
Its late, time for some Tim Tam’s, guess I’ll loot my local store and then hit the sack, wait they don’t have any, I’m brain-dead again…
Good nite
November 5th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
You inspired me to run in the next NYC marathon. I might even fly over to Cali and run the Nike marathon for Leukemia and other blood cancers like you did! You’re too cool
November 9th, 2008 at 4:20 am
kina thanks for the birthday wish, it means a lot!!!