Sunday 4APR10: Zero Day

Today the official journey begins by leaving Terre Haute and Rose-Hulman. A lot of work has gone into planning and preparation starting back in February. This morning was a trip to the grocery to pick up some carrots, spinach, romaine lettuce, broccoli, bacon, and ground beef. I made the beef into hamburgers with some onion powder and dijon mustard and packed them along with the other food I purchased and some eggs and butter in my cooler with some freezer packs. Did my final check to make sure I had all my gear ready and loaded up the car.

My first destination was the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Academy to take the new written test for the CrossFit level I certification. I left at about 1:30 and had to turn around right away because I realized I had forgotten to bring several books that I meant to read during the trip. My library for the trip included:

The Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson
Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Exercises by Mark Rippetoe
The Paleo Diet by Loren Cordain
The Warrior Diet by Ori Hofmekler
The Grip Master's Manual by John Brookfield
Science and Practice of Strength Training by Vladimir Zatsiorsky
Pose Method of Running by Nicholas Romanov
Real Stars by Ben Stein
Lincoln in His Own Words by Milton Meltzer

I made it to the IMPDA at about 3:00 and had about a half hour to kill while the certification finished up. I used this time to study over the CrossFit manual. At about 3:30, the class took a break and I made my way into the classroom. The test did not start until about 4:15. I finished it fairly quickly, took about 20 minutes. I turned it in and began the wait for everyone else to finish. I mingled with the other CrossFitters and met up with my buddy and tripmate, Matt Ryan, once he finished. We both ended up passing, so we were pleased with the experience.

We proceeded to convoy to Matt's parent's house in Columbus, IN. There we had a succulent Easter dinner of baked ham, potatoes, salad, and other fixin's awaiting us. Jordan Ralph got in a little later. We loaded up the car with most of our gear, including a cooler Jordan brought that contained 3 lbs of broccoli and 3 lbs of ham (leftover Easter dinner from his family). We closed out the night by watching the first half of the movie Tombstone and going to bed at about 11.