Night before the first race...

Tomorrow (actually today) is the SF Bay to Breakers. After all this nice weather, it's supposed to rain! I went to Any Mountain today and spent a small fortune on super lightweight, breathable rainwear. The jacket and pants are so compressible, I can fit them into a pocket of my new butt pack. The fabric is some scary post-space-age concoction that keeps the rain from getting in while allowing the sweat to evaporate and escape. How do they do it?

We have to get up at 6am this morning, and it's already 1am. I've been up all night working on this running blog. Yes, I wrote all of it tonight and dated the entries in the past. But from here on out, the entries will be current, as they happen, real time baby! You'll feel the adrenaline! Taste the sweat! Smell the stinky gym clothes that have been in my backpack all day. It doesn't get any more exciting than this, people.

Okay, so the plan tomorrow is to run for the first 10 or 15 minutes. Then walk until Golden Gate Park, and then run for 30 minutes. I'm only supposed to run 30 minutes, according to my training program, but the problem is that if I don't want to be stuck in the back of the pack, I have to start out running to begin with. We'll see how it goes. I didn't run today or yesterday because I wanted to give my legs and knees a chance to really recuperate before trying this longer bit of running/walking today.

Okay, to bed. How am I going to run on no sleep? Oh, the way I always do. I MUST start getting more sleep and eating better! Okay, I'll worry about that tomorrow. Good night.