Otters!
Just because.
2009, aka the year I saw a river otter in the wild, is winding down. Also winding down is my current 24-hour shift. Off for a pre-dentist and otherwise boring errands-day snooze.
Current Training
| Bike | Run | Lift | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 20 mi | |||
| Tue | 3 mi | lift | weight vest hill walk | |
| Wed | 20 mi | speed at track | ||
| Thu | 6 mi | lift | ||
| Fri | 30 mi | 2 mi | ||
| Sat | lift | weight vest stair test | ||
| Sun | 10 mi |
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Planned books:
- Insatiable by Gael Greene
- Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
Current books:
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The End of Overeating by David Kessler
Recent books:
- The Antelope’s Strategy by Jean Hatzfeld
- Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes
- Heart Like Water: surviving katrina and life in the disaster zone by Joshua Clark
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4 Comments
Gotta love otters!
Soooo cute – I love seeing them down in Monterey. Great job getting through your long shift – get some rest!
Awe! Ihave an otter pic you might like, leeme know if you want it.
those otters are so cute!!! this year did go by incredibly fast (in my opinion)
hope you enjoy the day off (and your nap)
betty