I'm in Europe for the long haul, five weeks of race magic. I've learned to only pack the essentials: Kerry lotion. Snacks. Soap. That. Lathers.But if I had one wish and there was no weight limitations or restrictions on items a jock could bring, for me it would be so obvious. My mattress!. The same way pole vaulters have to negotiate their poles all around the world, if given the chance I'd go through the same lengths for my Sealy Posturepedic.
I'd check out the model of plane beforehand to make sure my queen could fit. I'd go to the "over sized" items check-in line to gladly be ripped off. So that everywhere I'd go Pretoria (name of the tiny settlement where I slumber) was always with me. Instead every few days it's a different mattress, a different pillow. This wreaks havoc on my spine and REM cycles.
In Stockholm I went from a very fluffy bed to a German bed that feels like a slab at a morg. Not even kidding. My waist hurts, my neck is crooked and my lower back is tied in a knot. And who knows what kind of "give" the bed in London will have.
All this sleeping around on the circuit can't be good for the body.
Next up Aviva Diamond League London!
Dites ;0)
4 comments:
Sorry London didn't go well...gotta be happy the other Canadian P won.
I don't travel nearly as much as you but I hate the pillows in most hotels. Way too poofy-always end up with a kink in my neck.
Still I would love to be Europe right now-hey I would be willing to carry your mattress around for you if you pay my way over.
Or I could at least blow up an air matresses for you. Think aboot it! :-)
Maureen youre hired! lol
If only it was that easy eh. Ya London was a bust, on to the next. Yes PLo had a marvelous run.
awe man and I was just about to watch london on cbc...shouldn't have come on the blog! :)
Bring on the next one PERF! LETS GO!
Thanks for the job! It is a soft one......haha.
Now I have the Sleep Country Canada song stuck in my brain. :-)
Go get them in Berlin! One of the most beautiful stadiums in the world.
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