The atmosphere at this morning’s sim was like the day before Christmas break. “See you in a few weeks! See you at the next generic sim! Good luck on Saturday!” we all chorused as we packed up our handbooks and sim sheets and left the control center. We even had to use the “2 loops” today for all of our communcation, since the “1 loops” are getting configured for the mission and the countdown, which starts this afternoon. We launch Saturday, assuming the weather in Florida is good!
I ran outside, taking advantage of the slightly cooler day. I did three miles in 32:53, with the most notable item being that I ran the whole way. No walk breaks! Which sounds pretty forgettable, except that lately I’ve been on a walk break kick. It was nice to prove to myself that I can still just run. Er, jog. Whatever.
After I posted my training schedule for the week, I realized it’s going to have to be tweaked a bit since I’m going out of town from Saturday night until Wednesday morning and won’t have a bike. SO, I plan to shift my 25 miles of biking from Sunday to Saturday, shift my 6 miles of running from Saturday to July 4th (when I’ll be running the Peachtree with 54,999 other people), and shift my off day from the 4th to Sunday. Whew! Now I just need access to Carter’s pool to swim some laps on Monday and I’ll still complete all my scheduled workouts!
Today I came across the website of a guy who’s travelled the world and done a silly dance in each place — Where The Hell Is Matt?. (Thanks, Nick for the link.) You have to watch the video on the main page. I thought it was silly at first, but by the end, I was smiling and laughing. It made me happy.
That guy was on Good Morning America about a month ago and I thought it was pretty cool.