I’m not going to ask how anyone is doing. I think I have a pretty good idea since life changed drastically about three weeks ago. I will say I hope everyone is well and healthy. This whole outbreak has been troubling on different levels. 1) The amount of people who have become sick and those that have succumbed to this virus; 2) Panic buying. It is disconcerting to go into a store and see nothing on the shelves; and 3) people not taking the virus seriously. Like many of you I am quarantined in my house. I go out for the grocery run and to take a walk/run on a trail by my house all the while practicing social distancing. I am also teleworking and trying to maintain a healthy/sane schedule during my day. Trying to have some normalcy. I am grateful that I have a job that has allowed me to telework. I know many people are having a hard time. Hearing the news that we now may have to stay home until the end of April. Well, that’s just devastating to some people. I hope they will be able to find some relief and our economy will jump back quickly.
The Rock and Roll Marathon DC was cancelled and they have allowed me to transfer my race to other areas for later in the year. I have chosen to run my race in September 2020 in Montreal, Canada. Never been, so I figured why not?! Hopefully the pandemic will have subsided and life will return to normal by that time.
As you can surmise mileage isn’t banging this month, although I have doubled what I have done last month. I was training for the half and then I wasn’t really. Can’t wait to be able to hit those long rides.
Some pics from the trail by my house:
Snake in a tree trunk.
Path by my house.
I was able to get 42.64 miles in for the week. Pretty good considering the circumstances. I hope this finds you well and at peace. We will all get through this together. I have 3679.50 miles gratefully remaining. Happy Miles to You!!
This song is more than appropriate: