Saturday, December 26, 2009

The waiting

2 weeks until we leave.... and I am sick :(
Not "super bad" sick, just "feel generally shitty" sick. I've taken the last 3 days as rest days, which worked out okay, since it is Christmas :)
Aside from battling this nasty cold (or whatever it is) I have been doing very well in my training. Last week I ran 73 miles and my body is holding up well. I am fully acclimated to my Vibrams, and now, I don't even notice that I am not wearing conventional running shoes. As of today, I have 492 miles on my first set of Vibrams (classics) and they are still going strong. My parents bought me a pair of KSO's for Christmas. These will be better for the cold weather as they cover more of the foot.



I also got a great rain jacket from REI. The Marmot PreCip Jacket



It is tough to dress appropriately when you are running in cold weather. I HATE being cold and I always tend to wear too much when going out on a run, even though I know that 5 minutes in, I will be shedding clothing. I am going to have to go into REI and try different layers under this jacket and try and anticipate the conditions I will be in, the next few months. The jacket is a small and I plan on wearing it over my Nathan hydration pack as well. I have to make sure it will fit in a small. I may have to exchange it for a medium. Did I mention I hate being cold!

Speaking of weather, at least Chris and I will be shielded from the elements, somewhat, in our shiny, new (to us) trailer! Our home for the next 4 odd months, our own 15' of luxury.....

THE GALT MOBILE!!!



That's right! Chris found this little beauty and we couldn't pass it up. It will tow behind my XTerra perfectly and I think it says "Rugged Individualism" like no other trailer (in our price range) that I have seen.

Speaking of "Going Galt", I made a difficult decision a couple of weeks ago, that I won't get into at this time, but although it was a hard choice to make, it afforded the run to become self sustaining, financially. Without us having to take donations or turning the Galt Mobile into "NASCAR" with logos all over it. Now, the only logos or stickers on it, will be ones we really want, to promote our message. We'll have our PubQuest banner and some cool stickers alluding to "Atlas Shrugged" and the like. I'd love to find someone to paint this on the side.




Or maybe this



Then again, we don't want to call too much attention to ourselves. I already feel like I'll be dodging bullets out there. And Chris? well he's afraid of something else entirely.



In any event, we are close and it is VERY real! I am starting to pack and get everything together. Next week, I'll wrap things up at work, and the next week, will be spent making final preparations and alterations to The Galt and buying food, etc. I am really looking forward to this, as running all of these miles and working has been extremely taxing. Hmmm... interesting that I would use that word ;)..... taxing. I digress.

Again, I have to apologize for not updating my blog more often. I have thought many times of abandoning this space since it is so much easier to just update twitter and facebook. But this really is a special place where I feel like I can talk about things that I can't on those other spaces. But, having said that, I do know that once we leave, I won't be able to update here, as much as I would like. So, if you would like to follow, please follow us on twitter and facebook. Also, of course, the "Run For Liberty" website and our "Run For Liberty" facebook page.

Anyone that is in the area, we are leaving the morning of Jan. 9th from the HB Pier. We'll be down there at 8 am and plan to start around 9. Julie from PubQuest is riding the first 3 days with us and it she is helping us coordinate the Craft Breweries and Brew-Pubs that we are stopping at along the way. I have added the places we are stopping, as events on our facebook page, so stop by there to see where we will be the first 3 days. I will be adding them as we make our way across the country. It is a lot of work and since the schedule may change a bit here and there, I felt it better to do it as we go along.

It's already been such a long road and we haven't even started yet. I am tired of waiting. I just want to run!

Paul