we are in the mountains. i love the profound stillness that exists here. eric has quickly taken a liking to the mountains in colorado, much to my pleasure.
my race is on saturday. i'm drinking water like there is no tomorrow and managing to stay somewhat hydrated. we have to pick up a few things tomorrow and go to medical check-in in the morning (they measure our blood pressure, weight, oxygen saturation, etc, so they have a baseline for comparison if we need medical attention) followed by racer orientation. after that i will commence making my ume musubis and finish the instructions for my crew and pacers. the weather is perfect.
i am trying to embrace my nervousness. i am getting lost in my own thoughts a lot staring at the mountains and visualizing the trails. i am on familiar ground and excited yet scared that i will make mistakes like i did last time. some of the cut off times have become more strict. if i have a good day these won't be issues with this, but the reality of this race is that you don't know what you're going to have to deal with physiologically, environmentally, etc, until you start running on race morning. that is part of what makes leadville such a great adventure though.
i will try to post some pictures of the mountains here soon.
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