In four weeks I, my wife, our two kids, and our cat are moving to The Land of Israel (or just The Land). I am taking a Sabbatical from my university, and somehow my wife and kids have agreed to come.
I am a tenured professor at a reasonable university in the South of U.S., and this "sabbatical" is actually a leave, as I will be a visiting scientist at a large tech company, with a research lab in Haifa. I may also teach a seminar at Technion if time permits.
I also plan to do as much running as possible, from 5Ks to marathons, and maybe even try an ultra.
To get ready, decided to ship a bunch of running gear in the sea container:
Now in the four weeks left I have to help my wife pack (and store stuff, as we are renting out the house). Finish work. Graduate a PhD student. Submit manuscripts for publication. Reports to funding agencies. On the plus side I am also running Peachtree Road race. More on that later.
I am a tenured professor at a reasonable university in the South of U.S., and this "sabbatical" is actually a leave, as I will be a visiting scientist at a large tech company, with a research lab in Haifa. I may also teach a seminar at Technion if time permits.
I also plan to do as much running as possible, from 5Ks to marathons, and maybe even try an ultra.
To get ready, decided to ship a bunch of running gear in the sea container:
- 6 pairs of running shoes to Israel -- a couple of Saucony Virrata's for racing, a couple pairs of Brooks pure connects, 1 pairs of saucony peregrins, and a bunch of Saucony Kinvara 3's (and two left-sided kinvara-2s, because at last minute i decided to keep a pair back, and of course i grabbed two right shoes).
- all the cold-weather running cloths i had (tights, jackets, gloves, warm shirts)
- 3 boxes of GU packets (ok, that was probably not wise -- not sure what it will look like on arrival)
- foam roller and pull-up bar for cross training
Now in the four weeks left I have to help my wife pack (and store stuff, as we are renting out the house). Finish work. Graduate a PhD student. Submit manuscripts for publication. Reports to funding agencies. On the plus side I am also running Peachtree Road race. More on that later.
