Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Stage 32 - Bad Sedeberg

Halfway - at least in terms of days. It feels very good to have come this far, but it has been extraordinarily hard. Today's was the shortest stage of the whole race - a measly 28 miles, and many of us were done by noon. Because that let us start late, we actually got an extra half hour in bed, and so slept in til 4:30am. Bliss!

My breakfasts have taken on a standard form - two rolls with cheese, ham, salami and butter, two slices of bread awash with Nutella, a bowl of cereal, orange juice, a banana and two cups of coffee. I also take an extra roll with meat and cheese which is my "second breakfast" after the first 10 miles of running. Not exactly veggie or low cholesterol, but it's what my body needs.

Tomorrow we run to the ferry in Kiel, and then sail overnight to Gothenburg in Sweden. What an adventure - a welcome change in routine.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good Job, Russ! You're actually doing what some of us can only dream of!
Ed B.

Unknown said...

Wow, half way there, amazing! Since all the kinks seemed to be worked out, aside from the sciatica, the next 32 days should be a breeze! :-)

Markus said...

Enjoy your restday Russel.
You deserve it.

Markus

Unknown said...

Wow! great job! Enjoy the change of pace.

Ramsay said...

Aw Shucks, Russ! Sweet of you to think of us-- God knows you got your hands full enough on your own. I took two days off from reading your blog to give birth, so just saw the well wishes for me, Amy, and little Jude. We're all cheering for you!! Halfway there--

Val said...

Way to go, Russ! Eat all the salami you need.

I'm so proud to know you.

Val

Anonymous said...

Yippee!!!! Half way. You don't look to have swollen grandma legs at all. Way to go Russ.
June

Anonymous said...

Not sure what "Ed B." eats at night to give him those dreams...you are doing much more than what I have ever dreamed of!

MTucker said...

Russ,

Congratulations...you are almost to the Canadian border!...that is if you had left your front door and run up I-35!

You would have run through Waco, Dallas, OK City, Witchita, Topeka, Omaha, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Fargo, and Grand Forks. In fact, you would be sitting just outside of Manvel, North Dakota right now looking over Turtle Creek. I think you picked the better route!

Just 65 miles to go to get to Canada!