A cheery greeting to you all from the far side of the planet. Contrary to rumors I was neither abducted by aliens nor have I fallen off the edge the earth. Before I was able to squeeze a few ramblings here and there while at work. I can do this no more. Turnover has nearly doubled my daily workload. I am longer able to work smart in place of working hard. Nor am I able to simply work hard to accomplish everything. At current I am prioritizing each task and moving through queue as time allows. Often I am at work more than 9 hours a day and have done absolutely nothing but the bare minimum and still have mountain of queued problems to look forward to the next day.
After the Marine Corps Marathon I ran once to loosen my legs and then ran once more a week later. Then, I proceeded to exercise only my mind by thinking about running. Naturally, over the course of the holidays I looked a few beers and my weight began to blossom. So, in early January I began my walking again in a silly attempt to get things under control again. This helped to some degree. Soon, I was starting to think about riding my dirt bike again this spring. Just about this time my wife suddenly found a local half marathon for me to run. At that time it was in 9 weeks. I did the math and figure I could train enough to make it with a few weeks cushion. It is in 10 days. Unlike tackling a major event like a 50 km hill climb I will be participating in a 21 km gentlemen’s stroll. Oh yeah, a significant portion of this jaunt will be over my normal training area. Since the run starts and finishes 2.5 km from my front door I am debating on driving or walking to the start/stop line. 2.5 km is at least what we meandered on the way to the start of the MCM.
Last Sunday I completed my last big training run of 21 km. Due to family considerations I have taken running in the dark. My night vision is coming back, it is generally cool out and there is little traffic. Last Sunday I started at 9:15pm and finished just before midnight. I made it to bed and sleep a fitful 8 hours. At 2:39 I should be able to handle the run in 10 days with not much problem. Unless I get sick I should be able to zing under 2:30.
To Chris, good luck and god speed. I will be cheering for you from afar.
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Thanks! You surprised me! I am really glad to hear that you haven’t thrown yourself away!!! I predict an 8 hour finish for myself this Saturday.