Strange and wonderful things on the day before....
Seaton is tomorrow and its going to be an early morning with not enough sleep. I am going to drive for 2.5 hours one way to run around cold , wet , muck trails for 6-7 hours then jump back in my car making the 2.5 hour journey home. Looming on the horizon is the Sulphur 100 miler ... its seems like tomorrow!
So today is a coveted rest day but the day before should be coined a "restless" day. The mind wanders and the body subconsciously knows what it is you are about to do .... remember two weeks ago! So I feel beat , tired and I have been overeating a routine that I think of as " eating ahead".
So yeah I am ready all those Ks logged on a regular basis says yup you can do it but the mind still wanders and doubts creep in but I carry on. Ultimately I know its time well spent and once I get there and get well into the race the joy will follow and then when I am done there is the immense silly satisfaction of knowing .... " I did it" .
3 weeks ago
2 comments:
I love your blog. But it shows why I quit ultra running. I frequently dns if there are too many issues like long drive, no sleep, wet trails.
But you will be smiling the whole time.
Its so cool that you posted a comment Ultra Monk...I was thinking back to " Spirit " and your very cool blog and forum posts and then you make a comment...coincidence , I think not. Take care and who knows maybe we will cross paths on a trail someday!
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