long way round

of course, of course. this is exactly what i need. eight hours of Ewan MacGregor and Charlie Boorman on an enduro motorcycle ride nearly across the world. 115 days, many grueling challenges. breathtaking. a once in alifetime experience. i am filled with enthusiasm and determination. while our paths will most likely never cross, they seem to mirror my thoughts and i see the marathon in their trip. the life marathon . . . not the more easily defined crossing the street marathon. at one point during the show, when they have finished perhaps their most difficult passage on the Road of Bones - seemingly impossible double river crossings - MacGregor talks of what it means to him. It is so eloquent and hits home so hard that i run the sceme back a number of times and transcribe word for word into my studio journal.