My first ran after I returned to Durham on Wednesday. All this traveling has not been good for my running rhythm so a few minutes after I started I decided to do my 3.5 mile course instead of the 6 miles I had planned when leaving the house. That was probably a smart decision although I don't feel totally worn out (a good thing). I can tell that hills are harder for me now than they were 6 months ago; the heat doesn't bother me as much. A nice opportunity to get back into shape.
I arrived in Durham a little after 8.00 pm. It's nice to be home again.
It took me a while to unload the car -- moving is a lot of work! If we ever move out of this apartment it would be a major project.
The road I usually take to work, I-40, was closed in both directions in the afternoon due to a suspect package. In the end it turned out to be harmless.
Tonight I started packing our things. We've had this apartment in Somerset since November last year and Wednesday I'm returning to North Carolina.
It's incredible how many things you can collect in 7 months. True to form we had a box full of books and more than two boxes of cooking tools and ingredients.
With the packing our home in Somerset is disappearing and becoming an empty apartment. We've had good times here, especially with the Zanes, so it's a little sad to leave. At the same time I'm looking forward to be back in our real home in Durham and see our friends and pick up our regular lives.
Sadly the USA lost its game against Ghana on Saturday. We watched it at the pool in Secaucus; it was great weather and we went for a swim after wards. In the evening we prepared for the week; lots of travel and things to arrange. Sunday morning we saw a great game between Germany and England over breakfast.
Sunday afternoon we drove to Trenton where Sasha took the train to DC for the last time. I visited Noor to drop of some materials that I had borrowed and stopped by at the Zanes for a few minutes.
This morning's match between the Netherlands and Slowakia was exciting, but the Dutch were clearly the stronger team. Friday, against Brazil, will be a very difficult match...
Ouch -- a whole week since my previous run! Traveling does my training no good. Next week I'll be back in North Carolina; hopefully things will get more normal there.
Went for a run at 5.30 pm PT, felt like 8.30 pm EST :) Had a big lunch, didn't eat very well yesterday either. Was good to be running. Ran with Jim, a colleague.
We watched two games today, and went for a run/walk in between. It was nice to see Ghana defeat Serbia with 1-0, with my old friend Mr. Kingston saving the day a few times.
After a great run/walk along the canal we saw Germany-Australia over lunch. In the middle of the second half it started raining and the apartment complex lost its satellite connection. That was quite annoying since we missed goals three and four. A very strong German team.
We'll be leaving to the Trenton train station in a while when Sasha is going back to DC.
The downside of traveling so much is that you always have to think ahead about logistics. It usually works out well but today we ran into a hug snag: no breakfast in house.
On the way to the grocery store I saw a big bird on the road, picking on some roadkill. I stopped to take a picture of the bird, and saw that there were five of them.
Note to self: going out in flips-flops in New Jersey early in the morning is not as nice as it is in North Carolina. It's too cold!
This is the apartment complex we're staying, seen from the public road.
Last night I celebrated the result of the soccer game, and the fact that we're back home, with a small dinner with friends.
I just finished most of the packing... I underestimated the effort somewhat. 
Tonight I started packing our things. We've had this apartment in Somerset since November last year and Wednesday I'm returning to North Carolina.
The downside of traveling so much is that you always have to think ahead about logistics. It usually works out well but today we ran into a hug snag: no breakfast in house. 
