Wowzahs, what a difference a day makes. Saturday morning I awoke to a bitter -8 degrees Fahrenheit, bundled up with every article of clothing I owned and lumbered out the door for my last “winter” long run of the year. The next day, after I had finally thawed out, I boarded a plane and flew with my fellow ITAers to sunny Santa Barbara and ran along the beach shirtless. Oh what a difference a day makes.
So here we are, chilling and thrilling out on the California coast. The days have been hot, sunny, and full of ocean views. Today we cruised up to the U.C. Santa Barbara campus for a workout before firing up the grill for burgers. Relaxing out on the deck, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands, one could see that these next few weeks are going to be, well... awesome. And now don’t get confused, this ain’t no holiday vacation for us. We’ve been busy lathering on layers of SPF (and aloe when we forget) and the twenty foot walk to the beach is quite labor intensive. Not only that, but we have been running a few times a day, eating fresh succulent fruits from the local farmer’s market and are lulled into glorious naps by the crashing of waves. Brutal, huh?
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| Lex and Dave hard at work |
But all kidding aside... we have a lot of miles to run and workouts to complete before we are raring and ready to go for U.S. Cross-Country Nationals, the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, and U.S. Indoor Nationals. And while we are making sure to get adequate rest and recovery, we are also bringing our community-minded spirit west with us, and are meeting with the the Boys and Girls Club of Ventura tomorrow to begin reaching out and setting up volunteer work within the surrounding communities. Our time west is not in vain, and we all are eager to roll up our sleeves and get to work.
Until next time, the Trueth abides
Ben
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Epic living on all acounts.
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