Race week has finally arrived and with it, all the little phobias you get before a marathon. I'm paranoid that I'll catch a cold from someone, so I wash my hands about 100 times a day. Anyone that coughs or sneezes near me makes me want run away. I take little baby steps when I get out of bed so that I don't stub my toe or run into anything. Any little tweak or twinge in my legs immediately becomes something to worry about. I guess this is normal after you train for months for something you only get one shot at. I've run enough of these now to know that these are all normal thoughts, but it still doesn't relieve the paranoia that much.
We have a few more runs to do this week and then Sadie and I will be off to Utah on Thursday. I'll spend the next three days getting my projects at work under control so that I can be gone for two days, hydrating, getting my clothes ready, and hopefully sleeping.
The weather forecast is showing pretty cool temps at the start, warming up to near 60when I should be finishing. We could have some pretty good winds in our face or across us though. It probably won't be as perfect as last year, but it should be just fine for a fast race.
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