Every run was at least 40% toe-first; it didn't seem to slow me down much. My run home on Wednesday was after donating platelets, and even that didn't seem to slow me down by enough for my pace to be outside a normal band (although I did screw up the lap counter on my watch from hitting the wrong buttons). But my run in to work today involved the heaviest pack I've carried in a long time, 7.1kg, because I brought my waffle iron. I also did 110 reps of each of my strength training exercises for the first time ever this morning. Between those achievements, and my performance the rest of the week, I'm calling this rest week complete (except for my normal stretches tomorrow).
Next week, I'll run my trail marathon. I'll be carrying my osprey running vest, because I never did find the time to try sewing my own pack. I still have the materials, though, and this is far from the last time I'll be going on a long run. I do intend to adopt a formal training plan to try to improve my speed. I've achieved perfectly respectable distances, so it's time to shift my focus to an area where I sand to improve a lot more.
I've been dehydrating a LOT of fruit lately, mostly strawberries. 16 pounds of strawberries just about fit into my dehydrator, and turn into a little over a pound when all's said and done. I've dehydrated a hair over 30 pounds, largely because they're just over $1/pound at haymarket lately.
I'm also having an interesting time tinkering with a few odds and ends for hiking. I'm working on making a good, small alcohol stove, a fuel bottle, that sort of thing. I like that a lot of the pieces are just salvaged from the trash and recycling bins.
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