Day 4,355—the Race Video and the Thunder Kiss Race Report are Finished! —

 

Read the Whole Race Report with all the pictures!

https://tinyurl.com/5xk2tyjm

Watch the Video

https://youtu.be/7QPB5anNpQY

        Yesterday I struggled to get up before 7 a.m., so I was worried about going back to work today and having a hard time getting up on time, but it wasn’t too big a problem. I am running slightly behind, but the week off has given me a lot of perspective on the year, and I am happy to be done with the race report and video. Every time I make one, part of me struggles to stay focused enough to complete it, while another part of me thrives at trying something different.

        This morning, my thoughts drifted ahead to the rest of the school year, and I started thinking more about the next race. I have thought about which one I want to do so often, yet I still regularly change my mind. I like the idea of the one in Nebraska, but part of me wants to save that race for another year. I try not to think about which state too much, but sometimes I start thinking big picture. It is also easy to get lost in my own ecosystem, as much as I don’t like existing only in a curated environment, but occasionally I learn about something so shocking that it separates me from the mainstream. 

Yesterday, I listened to a podcast about look maxing?! Am I just like what in the world is happening to young men in this country!? As we live in a generation that is actively searching for meaning, the answers they keep coming up with have become increasingly disconcerting. I am not trying to judge people who are different, but I am concerned about the value system of this group, and this is another group that casually is racist and antisemitic?! It’s not like their main characteristic, according to the members, but what does that say about your group that this is a feature of the group's values?