On An Island

The last few days have been for rest and relaxation and a bit of cross training. I ran something like three miles on Thursday, just enough to wake up a bit.

Then Friday, Saturday and Sunday vanished into a Mississippi River island morning haze. Just enough to get my mind right and my body refueled. The cross training that was mentioned was a multi-mile island hike that involved climbing trees (the Treksport's grip bark like tank tracks) and rambling through an excessive amount of itch-weed.

Only a little under four weeks until go time. Last leg then. Good thing I'm addicted. Both to NPR and to running according to an article found on NPR.

The article is entitled, 'Wired To Run': Runner's High May Have Been Evolutionary Advantage and discusses some science that points towards the bodies release of cannabinoids. Which would be the same cannabinoids that deliver the pleasant buzz that one receives when smoking marijuana. Runners high indeed.

The addiction resumes tomorrow.

Oh yes, and one final thing. Dr. Dog, The Beach.