Fun! | lriveravega

I like to run, weightlift and travel!

Coming back! and on time for training...

Wow! it's been a while! I logged in and noticed my last attempt at a post was back in April of 2018... notice the word attempt. I'd writt...

Prowl the Sproul 10K

This past July, about 10 days before defending my PhD, I ran my first trail race ever! There were moments when I thought it had been dumb...

Ragnar PA 2017

Firs of all... WOW! What an amazing experience! I ran this race back in June and it will forever be one of the most challenging and enric...

HAMILTON! aka NYC 2017

I am the AL EX AND ER we are meant to be! Soooo I'm a huge Broadway fan and towards the end of 2015 I heard about this musical called Ham...

Philadelphia 2017

I've lived in Pennsylvania for almost five and a half years and so it pains me a bit to say that I've never truly explored Philly. The fi...

Cherry Blossom 10 miler!!

April 1st, some of my running buddies (BLG) and I all got into a car and drove to DC. What for? CHERRY BLOSSOM TEN MILER! OK, so why the ...

Gordon Conference (Ventura, CA)

This past February I was able to assist to the Gordon Research Conference - Plant Herbivore Interactions. Now, for those of you who do no...

Last Race of 2016!

State College celebrates every end of the year with the First Night. This includes several activities around downtown, ice sculptures, mu...

Philadelphia Rock and Roll - Half #2

A few days ago, during one of my morning runs, I was complaining to one of my running buddies about how tired I am and how I feel like I w...

International Congress of Entomology-2016

As I've previously mentioned... I love to travel and one of the ways I've been able to do most of my travels as a grad student is by goin...

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Loren J Rivera-Vega

Postdoctoral Researcher