Happy Monday!

It was a different kind of endurance weekend for us, as we hustled to get chores done before the weather turns with me stacking wood and finally trying my hand at splitting it. I lived to tell about it, but it’s a good thing Sam is faster at it than I am or we’d freeze this winter. There’s something so satisfying about painstakingly moving bits of wood at a time, into a neat stack, and eventually getting to the bottom of the pile.

There’s a Zen koan that made the rounds recently among the running community. “Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.” It applies to training as well as well: focus on the basics, no matter where or who you are. After any race or objective, the next step after resting, is to go on an easy run (or bike or hike). Do the simple work and through that you’ll gain fitness (or maybe even enlightenment).

Ok, I’ll spare you from a rabbit hole I could easily jump down. Our Zoom meeting is today at 8:00 am PDT. We’re going to talk about strength! Post any questions in Slack, or we’ll see you shortly and you can post in the chat.

“See” you soon!

-Alison and Sam

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