[i]"As I thought more about this plan I still found myself thinking a lot about the Iditarod Invitational. In the past I approached this event from a running perspective, thinking of it simply as a really long run. Over time I've come to think that this isn't really the best way to approach this event. Really it is much more of an adventure, a journey, and on some levels a pilgrimage. And thus I've decided that I'm still going to take a shot at the ITI, even in the midst of taking the winter "off" from running. My "training" will be focused much more on the mental and logistical aspects of this event than on the physical aspects. Rather than trying to get myself through the 350 miles by being in the best possible physical shape, I will try to get myself through the 350 miles by being comfortable with my gear, comfortable with the immensity of the journey, and prepared to best be able to deal with any challenge that will arise while out there. Previously I tackled this event with a plan to try to move quickly. I never had time goals in mind, but the mindset that I went into this event with was very much a racing mindset. Once we started my primary goal was to get to McGrath as quickly as possible. This time around my mindset is going to be very much to have the [b]most satisfying journey possible,[/b] even if this ends up being several days slower than I feel like I could do this route."[/i] Προσέγγιση που αν μη τι άλλο με κάνει προσωπικά να συμπαθήσω τον Geoff Roes περισσότερο! Διαβάστε περισσότερα στο ενδιαφερον [url=http://akrunning.blogspot.com/2011/12/changing-things-up-bit.html][color=red]blog[/color][/url] του. [align=right]Τάκης Τσογκαράκης[/align]