quote of the moment. maybe.

"knowing is better than wondering"
this is up for discussion actually. it was said last night in conclusion to one of my cheesey nightly tv shows that destresses my day. i totally connected with it at first. as a girl, i wonder. a lot. which is annoying. so in that aspect, knowing is nice. but then the adventurous person in me says no way. if you wanna know, do a tri. (ha! and i will this weekend!) but that really is one thing i like about adventure racing. the element of the unknown. the surprise when the course is announced at the start. studying the maps to figure out where the heck we are going and how the heck we'll get there. climbing to a ridgeline i've never been on before and being rewarded with an unexpected breathtaking view. i'm sure the triathlon will have its glorious moments, but following a marked course on pavement is just too much known stuff. i'm afraid i'll get highway hypnosis. (i've been told the a-ha moment of a half-ironman is crossing the finish line. geeze, that's a long time to wait for that reward! not that it won't be great when i eventually make it there.) there i go again. pondering the moment too much. i'll stop now.