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chris -- looks like you've really stepped up your distance over the past two months... 299 miles this month alone and it's not over. Keep up the good work!
There's a bike race here that takes place once a year.. "cycle to the sun" -- you start at sea level and ride to the summit of haleakala. The climb is 10k feet in elevation, I have no idea how many miles. Most people complete it in about 2 hours. Maybe I should try it... that is, if I had a bike.
My neighbor is a bike mechanic, I'll bet he could loan me something.
Some days it just feels like working out is the only thing to do. Some days everything just sucks, and my mood is terrible and I can't get my mind to focus on anything.. so I just go home and lift. It's oddly comforting. Even though it hurts and it's strenuous and tiring and all that... this feeling comes about during lifting "Yes, this is your place in the world. Lift those weights, your punishment and your reward."