The G Running Diary

On My Way: 7/30/03

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I'm still dreaming of Badwater. This time it was about all those coolers we had. They are all in my garage now. The logistics of organizing two full crews at the same time are amazing. We had to have two of everything, two rental vans, two cook stoves, two air beds, two boxes of foot care items, and on and on. The living room was a disaster when it was full of all this stuff. I felt relieved when we finally loaded up the vans to drive off to Death Valley--at least my house was now clean!

I ran a little yesterday. It was just for half an hour, but after a run like Badwater, it feels different. My body felt fine; I have no muscle soreness. It is different in my head. To go out for only half an hour after being out there for almost 60 hours seems, well, odd. And even during that small half hour I stopped to walk. I didn't even think about it, it just seemed natural.

I can imagine that when I run the Skyline 50K this weekend, my time will be very slow. I guess one thing I've gotten from my Badwater experience is the patience to savor the moment. Make it last. There is no need to be in a hurry to finish because eventually you will get there. So why then is this week just flying by?