I go visit my old friend Umstead 100-Miler this weekend.
Completely and utterly psyched to catch up with old friends, make some new ones, tell a ton of stories, get my brain as far away from work as it can possibly get.
I have broken my cardinal rule and actually tapered with only 20- to 25-min. runs since last Friday. Trying to approach this one as an adult would. I actually have a nutrition plan. And I have committed to taking it VERY easy the first 25 miles. Hoping that combo will make it possible to make it through a whole Umstead without a nap (or a 3-hr. collapse like last year).
I'm really fit. I'm tapered. The weather looks hot and humid (yay!).
Found out just today that my buddy Amy Leigh "Flame" Brown has offered her services as Pacer Extraordinaire for the night shift, so that's added incentive for me to keep myself in one solid piece until darkness strikes. Imagine me and Flame blabbing our way through the North Carolina night together?
This could be one to remember.
1 comment:
The idea of you and Flame out there yakking and yakking makes me laugh...you guys are gonna have a blast. Looking forward to your full report. And let's try not to underachieve too much this year, OK??
S
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