Yeah, I know. I just got started, but it's a rule: out of shape means no running in cold rain. The temperature is going to crash today. It started at 56 F/13 C around noon, but will fall steadily until it reaches 25 F/-4 C in the morning. I can see I need a hat; my running outfit does not have a hood, except when I use the hooded sweatshirt, but that is not waterproof. For that matter, I need a winter hat for everyday wear too. The English "ratting cap" I wear is good until the weather is quite freezing, then my ears suffer. I don't fancy wrapping a scarf around my head. It would be nice if I can lay my hands on one of those furry Russian hats.
Sleep: 4:00 am - 9:30 am (linear algebra was going too well to stop) Midday nap: 2 hours
Dinner: hamburger/bean burrito with mushrooms and green peppers
Liquid: a little dehydrated, one beer one shot Sobieski/lime tonic (end of night)
Workout: 55 lbs shoulder presses, two arm curls + "bathroom" push-ups
Weight: 203 lbs / 92 kilo
I am very excited over the possibility of getting into Europe next summer. I don't know if I can be in true marathon shape by then, but it certainly stacks up some incentive. The down side is that many of the cities I want have their marathon in April-May, way too early for me. On the other hand, cities like Munich have theirs in October, long after I need to be back. Radenci, Slovenia has theirs in April, but Ljubljana has theirs in October. I found a really cool possibility in June, in Tromso, Norway, during the Midnight Sun festivities. If I can be in shape, and I can convince my wife to travel that far north, we can experience twenty-four hour sunlight and a cabin on the Fjords. Very cool.
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