Rest day

(Belarus—Naked on an 18°F day, Valentsin Tolkachev clears an icy canal for swimming. The 69-year-old started the Optimalists—a Minsk-based club with 200-some members—in 1989 to promote hale activities in rural settings.) I am now convinced the Russians have superman like resistance to the cold, either that or they're all really drunk on vodka.

Notes: Shoulders a little tense today, calf's slightly sore. Busy with school today, almost done for the semester..finally