Challenge completed!
That was it, enough miles to top 40 for the week, and I’m finished. I really have nothing today. I finished the challenge and all I feel is relief, and a sense of never wanting to do it again. Between March and the first 3 days of April, that’s over 200 miles. There are plenty of people who can do that, they are used to it, they make it happen. I am not used to it at all, I feel exhausted, I’m sure I could get used to it if I tried, but it seems like too much, particularly with a job.
Right now there’s a guy in the street playing an alto saxophone, it’s pretty interesting, he’s good. That’s the one nice thing about around here, on Sundays there’s no shortage of entertainment, relatively. It’s nice weather, a little overcast but not terrible. Almost time to start looking at Rome weather reports for next weekend. Less than a week left before we go! Continent 3 to be checked off the list. I was talking to my roommate about plans for the others, and he said a good idea would be to take a job in Dubai for a couple years, you can save lots of money doing that. I have to say I’ve been considering it. All things I have to think about, meditate on if you will.
The fireworks have persisted, and everything’s closed here on a Sunday, which is not terrible, but not great either. So today is just a day to rest and relax, and with that in mind, I give you Llamas with Hats part 2!
Yeah, I don’t have much today. So enjoy the homicidal llama, Carl, and his poor friend.
Have fun, keep running, and remember; If Gil can run then so can you!
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…and then there was 7.16
Finished an easy run with the guys today. I’ll do a little extra tomorrow, but all I need to finish up this challenge is 7.16 miles. As good as motivator as this experience has been, and as much as I like participating in these challenges with my friends, I won’t do another one of these. I have felt forced to run, and I’ve been running when I should have been resting. At this point my legs are very tired, more than they’ve ever felt before. The last three days have been hell, and the only reason I’ve kept running is because I’ve come all this way and to quit in the last week would be a waste of everything I’ve done to this point. If I had picked a lower mileage tier it probably would have been a more enjoyable experience. If I didn’t have a full-time job, more miles probably would have been the way to go.
Today was a nice day, punctuated by a couple hours at work. Got up, ran, did laundry, ate, ate again, went to work, came home, folded laundry, did some shopping (yummy bread from the bakery around the corner from my house!), really a nice day. But it’s like a festival day here, something about the day to be outdoors, and people have been setting off fireworks all day. Someone had really loud explosives, up near the top of the mountain. Now, when you hear a very loud explosion at the top of an active volcano, what do you think? Seriously, what would you think? First few times, until I realized what was happening scared the ever-loving piss out of me. And it started at 7am! Who blows shit up at 7am?
So that’s what it is, but no biggie, was another nice day and a beautiful morning for a run. I’m in a good mood because I get to finish this challenge tomorrow and then have a nice, mostly, off week before the Rome Marathon next weekend. I’m excited, Continent #3! Leaving Asia, Oceania, Africa, and Antarctica in no particular order. Two of those are really easy from where I am now, the other two are always difficult, unless you live in Australia, New Zealand, or the Pacific Islands. So we shall see, and Antarctica is staying for last, as that will be the most expensive. going to have to work hard for that one.
Meanwhile, I will leave you with some levity for tonight, I haven’t watched this in a while and it always makes me laugh:
CAAAAAARRRRRRRRRL!
Have fun, keep running, and remember; If Gil can run then so can you!
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3 months down
The start of April, and I got a few miles in. So let’s go over it shall we:
466 miles (750 km) through the end of March
132 miles (213 km) for January
152 miles (244 km) for February
and 182 miles (293 km) for March.
I rounded so the numbers probably don’t all add up. I’m never doing that many miles in a month again, unless I do a special event or series of events (marathons). Some people are ok with miles like that and more. I feel beat up, tired, distressed. If all I did was run, I think I’d be alright. But working full time, plus running, and with all the walking living around here requires, it’s just way too much.
So between the discussions about wild life and animals in classes, Jeremy Rifkin yesterday, people around here marveling at the fact I don’t eat meat, and the massive amount of miles I did last month (although that has NOTHING to do with this song) here’s a little Earth Crisis to get your April started right.
Have fun, keep running, and remember; If Gil can run then so can you!
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