So here we are in transition again. “Urban camping” is my term for sleeping on air matresses, only having a table and a couple chairs along with our camping pots and utensils. It hasn’t been the most comfortable sleep at times, but in a sense that is what transitions are- the uncomfortable space in between.
We get to DC Saturday and after a day or so to acclimise, so begins the process of unpacking and getting for our two big adventures of June- Shanendohah 1200 for me and M’s new work.
A fair number of BC rando’s coming out to VA for the ride. It should be five of us in total from or associated with BC. A little nervous about the ride, the write ups about the inagural ride talked a lot about the heat and the hills and I haven’t done a lot of hills since the 600 at the beginning of the month, but I went out the other day for a ride over the Berkeley hills and while it was tough, my legs did fine.
I’ve been reading Christopher McDougall’s book “born to run” the last while. An interesting read about ultra running/physiology and how the simpler ways might be best. There was an interesting comment about how east coast runners and west coast ultra runners don’t mix as much. Each group had their own races and there isn’t much overlap except at some of the big races.
Sort of similar for rando types. We all have our local rides/series and except for the big rides, we tend to stick close to home. The travel M and I have done over the past few years has really opened our eyes to new rides, new people, and new places.
