I took the weekend off of training and went on a camping/canoeing trip with a few of my good friends. We had a really good time, cooked on a fire, slept in tents, and canoed 20-some odd miles over the weekend. It is hard to imagine these days, but we spent almost an entire 48 hours without cell phone service.
Now I am back, and ready to begin my final training push. I have decided without a swimming pool available for the next couple weeks, I am just going to double up my regular workouts and hit the pool as much as possible for the final 3 weeks prior to the event. (I had made that decision in my head, but when I just wrote it out, it doesn't look very smart and I'll probably continue to think about it).
My life thought for the day pertains to the old discussion of wants versus needs. A lot of Zen, Walden, Simple Living type stuff revolves around this concept, but I had an experience with it this weekend. When loading my pack for my trip, I informed Jessi that since I was roughing it, I would only take the things that I absolutely needed and would definately use. Now, after spending two days on the river and returning home, my backpack sits in my living room with 95% of what I packed untouched. Overpacking seems to be a common theme for me whether I'm going on vacation, a camping trip, or doing something work related. It appears that I never need as much as I think, and even the stuff I want tends to do nothing but weigh me down.
*** Last night I ran 7 miles in 65:30. I ran 6 miles at a 9:30 pace, and ran my final mile in 8:30. Tonight I have a running track workout scheduled.
Later.
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