"One For The Road"

I signed up for a 25 kms trail race next Saturday called Run For The Toad. How they came up with that name I have no idea but I assume it is in some reference to "one for the road".  The event takes place at Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area just south of Cambridge.  Canadian Running Magazine includes it on their list of the top ten trail running events in Canada.  I love any event that takes place in a conservation area because right away I smell an opportunity to take the motor home and make a mini vacation of it.  Sure enough they had a few sites still available and I snagged a nice spot right beside the running course itself.  Roo has agreed to come along and since we have the kids that weekend it should be a blast.

The reason I get so excited about an event where I can take the RV is because it relieves all the stress of race day morning.  I can check in the day before, and on race day I can have my morning coffee, perform the usual ablutions in the comfort of my home away from home,  and then stroll down to the race start just in time to run for the toad!!  And then to top off the luxury of it, after the race I stroll back to the RV, have a nice hot shower, and a nice cold beer!!

Life is good!

I take pride in the fact that at any point in time I can just make a decision to go run a 25 km race.  It is actually a little weird to think of it as a nice easy distance.  They also have a 50 km distance which I briefly considered.  Fortunately the feeling passed.

I have analyzed the low mood I have been in for the last couple of days and I think the reasons for it are two fold.  First off I suspect a bit of a delayed case of the post IM blues.  And secondly I think I am missing work a little bit.  I had an opportunity the other day to chat with a couple of dear friends who still work for Cosma, and in witnessing their passion for their work I suddenly wanted to be part of it.

But I think that at least in the short term, these feelings will pass as well.  There is nothing like looking forward to a race to cure you of silly ideas like working for a living!!

(swim drills,  upper body weights, ride 35 kms)

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth."---Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Love

Peter