Another break from writing, I will be away from electronics, phones, computers, running water, hot food, showers and toilets.  A real spartan existence.  It will all eventually get backlogged on here but not for awhile.....

Last night was restless, Its always hard for me to get to sleep on Sunday night.  I woke up at or in reality blinked and it was 0345.  I laced up my trail shoes and walked over to my lot, I had to check to ensure all our gear was secure.  The Physical Fitness Test began at 0500, I knew I was out of shape due to my plans never being put into action.  After pull ups and crunches the run kicked off, I only had a small drawing of the course to judge my pace.  I started out at a decent pace of around 7 minutes but knew to my limited conditioning I wouldn't be able to maintain it.  I made the half way point in 11 minutes, and defiantly slowed on the second half. I finished in 23:15.  I am not all that disappointed with the results considering I have not been running.  I will run the same course tomorrow and allow my body to guide my speed, occasionally I might run farther or shorter.  This is the beginning not of a plan but a journey towards a future goal, a life change, a new chapter.

The end of plans, beginning of action

I sit here in Afghanistan wondering were the time went.  I find myself always planning and not taking action.  Well I am throwing out the plan and action shall commence.  I have a 5k in the early morning to beat the heat, should be around 85 degrees.  Mid day here reaches 110 in the shade and sometimes peaks at 140 in the sun.  I had planned to have run previous to this to ensure my success, of course that didn't happen with the long workdays and periods of exhaustion.  I will just wake up, put my shoes on and toe the line.  It is not a question that I cannot complete the distance, and I will not be setting a PR, other than I can say I raced a 5K in the middle of a combat zone.