Guten tag from Oakland!

AM: 5mi easy and the leg still feels ok

Guten tag from Oakland!

The bags are packed, my garden has been drowned in water, my passport is securely tied to my pocket and if I've forgotten anything I'll just have to buy it!

I'm off for Berlin... to what will hopefully be the trip of a lifetime! I still can't believe how well this worked out and have been waiting for someone to yank the carpet out from under my feet. It hasn't happened yet, and if I can just get on the plane, I should be set.

I'll have some pics up ASAP from the Marathon and final day of Track and Field just as soon as I can, and then it's off to explore the rest of the city with some friends.

Goodbye until then,

Jason

Hi Friends and Family

Sorry for the absence recently. I feel like I've been pulled in 15 different directions the past 3 weeks and haven't had time for anything on my own. Here's the short version of Jason's life at the moment:

Get up, stretch, work, go to the pool, come home, eat dinner, go to bed. I've had a friend in town the last 2 weeks, so I haven't really had time to breathe. Anyway, I started running again this week, just 20min at a time, and have been doing the bulk of my training in the pool still. The season is done, so I'm in no rush to come back at this point. I do want to be running by the time I get to Germany next week though, because it will be a great way to see the city. Speaking of which, I finally have my Visa. Ended up being easy once I had the doc's ready. One of the perks of going through Germany for my Shengen Visa is their efficiency, and one of the drawbacks is their efficiency. Works both ways, but I finally got everything together and am set to go. I think I'll get excited once I have some time to breathe, but for now I'm too busy to even think about it...

More to come later...

J