Gerb,What do you say? When are we going to journey to work? How far is it from your house? I’m guessing 11-13 miles. Lets do it!! Approach it as and adventure. We start early in the mornings long before anyone has woken. We travel in to work, walk, jog, steal a kids bike…stop for a coffee or snack ..whatever it takes. Pace does not matter. We just have to get there…to warn Pfizer that 1000 armies of the Persian Empire descend upon them. Gerb…I see before me an opportunity…will you fight????....will you stand up now…and show them….that they may move our jobs….they may outsource us…they may lose our retirement….but they will never take ….OUR FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is our chance to create our stories for the 300!!
This morning we answered that challenge. Well, at least we started the training...
I awoke at 4:45 this morning. It was dark, but with a nearly full moon it was far from pitch black. The air was crisp and cool, and nice temperature for working up a slight sweat. By 5:40 I had pulled into the shared parking lot of the church and porn store. (A strange combination in my book.) Randy's car was already there, but he was not in sight. Lurking in the shadows, with minimal cover, I noticed him in a tree not 15 feet from me. (O, awareness, where art thou!) Our trek this morning, a somewhat casual ~5 mile walk was a great way to start the day. The journey took us past the reservoir, across the old Post Road, through the Dunkin Donuts, and around two golf courses. Our leisurely pace got us to work in about 2 hours. Tonight we shall leave work, taking a slightly different route back to our cars. (A good scout never takes the same route twice.) I am looking forward to it, although I admit that my feet are a little tender. A good reminder that I should keep in shape for when the day comes that I really need to push my body!
We're not done though! What's next? Over the next month we will be pushing ourselves further. Each week a greater challenge. Our ultimate goal: A round-trip to work from my house. It should be about a half-marathon each way, with an 8-hour workday in the middle. I expect that temperatures will have dropped, and who knows what the precipitation forecast will be. I'll have to remember to pack a change of clothes for that one!
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The journey back at the end of the day was 30min quicker even though Gerb was fighting blisters. The time was spent with talk of where and how a predator would stalk us. By the time we got home Gerb was so happy he said he was going to go home and play with his wee. I didn't ask...that may be another story all together.
A half-marathon you say, hmmmm.....The name "marathon" comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek soldier who, according to legend, was sent from the town of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been miraculously defeated in the Battle of Marathon. Coincidence, I think not!
Well done genetlemen, Truly Spartan!
I have changed my mind. Instead of Randy Couture, I nominate Gerb and Randy as my co-Spartans of the week!
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