A New (Old) Plan

Well, that sucked.  Not the trip down, not Philly, not the rally, not the Megabus, not the Rioja, not the Guinness, not Times Square, not Lady Liberty.  Just the result.  A testing time for America.

And, perhaps, a further chance for reflection on what's next.  Plans for the next 18 months or so are relatively set.  Lots to look forward to, no question.  But 40 looms on the horizon.  And there is so much still to see and to do.

I need to get in shape.  For real this time.  I think the goal of a marathon is the way to do it.  That's job #1.  Next is to save some money over the course of the next two years.  Hope the CDN dollar makes a move back in the right direction.  Put plans in motion for a low residency break by starting to write.  Really starting.  Whether Kings or elsewhere.  Whether 2017 or beyond.

Use the lowly month of November.  25 days between the 15th and Vegas.  Make them dry, with exercise, and healthy cooking.  The usual manifesto, but this time - this time! - make it so.  Prove to yourself you can do it.  The half in Halifax in May seems a good one to target.  Get up to a reasonable standard then join a running room?  (Remember the triathlon commitment to Stilwell in Cambodia?  Ha.  This time, actually do it.)

More later.  If you can make 2017 the year of the will to move, then "we're off and running", as this grumpy bus driver just said pulling out of Amherst.  So happy to have got up this morning when you could have taken the later bus.  All you have to do is get up.  Start.  Now I'm ready to.  Clear the mind of the recent disappointments.  And cross another long-term goal off the bucket list.  Because if you can do the half in May, then a full in the fall somewhere (Medoc!) is in the cards.

Yes, Medoc is surely the one for you.  So.  May 21 and September 9 are the dates.  Don't let me down.