Heading to Alderaan

So I was all set to start tomorrow on the first stage of my training for the fonldy-anticipated ANW tryouts this spring, when I read that the producers of Sasuke are bankrupt.

Now, nobody ever promised us another season of ANW, or Sasuke. In fact, G4's said nothing to indicate what, if anything, will happen with ANW in 2012. I chose to believe that it would happen, but this sure makes the whole thing look doubtful. Apparently there's another big deadline or decision day December 16, so it doesn't look like there'll be any news until then at the earliest. But right now it doesn't at all look good for ANW as we knew it.

So what should I do? Start training, of course. I always knew that this could be for naught. But if nine weeks from now my body fat's down below ten percent and I'm fit enough to complete all these workouts I've planned, then it'll all have been worth it.

And if I find that there definitively is no ANW to train for? Fortunately, there's other challenges. I did Metro Dash last spring, and it was a blast. There's also a seemingly infinite variety of mud runs and obstacle course races, from Tough Mudder to Spartan Race to the zombie-themed Race For Your Life. If you're fit enough for ANW and regularly run, then you're fit enough for any of these races.

So tomorrow we start our journey, and hope that Alderaan will still be there when we come out of hyperspace.