Prioritizing
It’s been packing, packing, packing…ALL week long (for me, for YaYa, and for the dogs). When it came to packing for me, I wanted to bring everything — including the kitchen sink — but was limited to 1 1/2 suitcases. The challenge of an added business trip (3 days of dinners and meetings) to my marathon weekend forced me to do some careful prioritization. What I need vs what want for my marathon (pre, during, and post) are different. The foam roller could not accompany on this trip however, I made room for my coffee, M&J’s power snacks (baked the night before departure), sleep aid, etc.
More prioritization came into play when I began considering the need to check one of my bags. What if I was lost? One might expect that since the work meetings (for my NEW job) were first in line, I’d keep my business clothes with me. This, I did not. Instead, I placed my racewear, shoes, Ms. Garminia, and laptop in my carry-on. I did make room for one business outfit.
Fortunately, everything arrived just fine. I am now roughing it (as you can see) in a fabulous seaside resort.
Posted by Juls.
Filed under Going to the races, Working for a living
Posted on Fri, 04 December 2009 at 9:23 am
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Life is a journey and, for me, running is a huge part of it. Just like a great run, it has easy and tough parts. It is beautiful at times and ugly at others. Hopefully, I will reach the finish feeling good about what I have accomplished and leave a long trail of bread crumbs to show, those that wish to know, where I have been.
Coffee vs Foam Roller? Excellent decision :-)
04 Dec 09 at 10:50 am #Carry on race wear and shoes, or carry on business clothes? …never lose sight of those shoes! Then run like an antelope on Sunday.
04 Dec 09 at 1:22 pm #I’ve been wearing my race outfit underneath my work clothes all week, just to make sure I don’t lose them.
;-)
04 Dec 09 at 6:08 pm #Too FUNNY, Drew!
04 Dec 09 at 6:22 pm #Hope your meeting is going well today and that you’re able to get up here and be ready for tomorrow.
I’m already wiped out from cleaning house and trying to fix Christmas lights. Getting excited for it, though!
05 Dec 09 at 11:59 am #Hope all is going well and your race goes great!! HUGS!
05 Dec 09 at 7:17 pm #Good luck Julie, I’ll be thinking about you and sending good (FAST) thoughts!
05 Dec 09 at 7:41 pm #Congratulations on your great race, Juls! Looking forward to your race report. Hope you have a speedy recovery.
06 Dec 09 at 9:36 pm #Congratulations, Julie on your great race! Wishing you a speedy recovery and looking forward to your race report. Hope the weather was better than in Sacramento–it was way too cold up here.
06 Dec 09 at 9:57 pm #