Today dawned crisp and cool for the Sun Run--but none of the predicted snow or rain! It turned out to be even sunny sometimes. It was a perfect day for running actually. And to think I briefly considered chickening out.
I should remember that it turns out that way often--I enjoy it even if the weather turns dirty--and more than half the time, the weather isn't that much of a problem. This is one to remember.
My training got broken up considerably this year by travel and other ailments, flu mostly, so I wasn't sure just how this 10km run would go. I do have the advantage of having run one of these before--last year--and know that I can indeed rmember how to put one foot in front of the other for a while longer than it feels comfortable. The signposts even tell me how far I've come.
I did keep track of my time, so I had an idea whether I was faster or slower than last year. Things felt a bit slow at first. It was as if my muscles needed to get warmed up; once that happened, I didn't have to walk for 30 seconds to get my calf muscles from feeling so tired. I managed to better last year's time by about 3 minutes.
Dog Lizzie will make sure I don't forget to go running. As if I could forget that I have a big canoe trip coming up.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
All the details!
Oh, my, the details!
Getting ready for any big trip means remembering a lot of details. But this one involves being pretty self-reliant for most of the trip, and totally self-reliant for some of it. That means there's no room service, or even a restaurant for the morning coffee. We'll be camping, sometimes with the support of our school bus-turned-RV, sometimes totally canoe camping with what we can carry with us.
And, I am helping us all organize the food. Much of the trip we'll be bus/van supported, and close enough to a grocery store to eat fresh food--except when we will be hosted to supper by a friendly community we're passing through.
So today I am working on the kitchen equipment list, then confirming who can bring what. "Just work" as the Team Leader Ted says, but it is meticulous work. And essential for a smooth running kitchen.
We all know that a good team runs on its stomach! I know I do. Confession time--this is the big reason I volunteered to be the kitchen coordinator--so I could have some say over the food. Not that I plan to cook any more than my share of the time, and I want the others to tell me what to put on the shopping list.
If we eat well, we'll be happy campers.
Getting ready for any big trip means remembering a lot of details. But this one involves being pretty self-reliant for most of the trip, and totally self-reliant for some of it. That means there's no room service, or even a restaurant for the morning coffee. We'll be camping, sometimes with the support of our school bus-turned-RV, sometimes totally canoe camping with what we can carry with us.
And, I am helping us all organize the food. Much of the trip we'll be bus/van supported, and close enough to a grocery store to eat fresh food--except when we will be hosted to supper by a friendly community we're passing through.
So today I am working on the kitchen equipment list, then confirming who can bring what. "Just work" as the Team Leader Ted says, but it is meticulous work. And essential for a smooth running kitchen.
We all know that a good team runs on its stomach! I know I do. Confession time--this is the big reason I volunteered to be the kitchen coordinator--so I could have some say over the food. Not that I plan to cook any more than my share of the time, and I want the others to tell me what to put on the shopping list.
If we eat well, we'll be happy campers.
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