No problem tapering this week!

Today is Wednesday. I have not run today, but I could....work just got in the way. Now I know most of you think I never work, but every now and then I have to earn a few bucks to pay my way to my races. Anybody wanna sponsor me???? Actually, I walked briskly for two miles Monday, and ran 4 miles on Tuesday. I'll get six miles in tomorrow, and rest on Friday.

This week I have focused on recovery. My breakfast is highly fortified with pain killers. Anything to get ready for this weekend and another 100 miles.

I have a little apprehension about this run. But tired legs or not, I am going. I had thought about just going easy for a 29:59 finish, but have decided to push right from the start if my body will allow. My fears are the flatness of the course. I know, there are "rolling" hills, but being able to see for miles and miles all while moving at 3-4 mph worries me. This, coupled with the gravel and in some cases big chunks of gravel, makes me wonder if my feet will resemble hamburger when I am through.
I have borrowed these pictures from the KUS website, and it's OK, I intend to return them, or at least send them a handful of ones I take while there. Not to many trees, unlike last week where 95% of the course was under a dense tree cover.

With 80 runners entered in the 100 miler and 46 in the 50 miler, I'll be able to see a lot of other runners since the course is out-and-back. But spread 82 runners out over several miles and I most likely will be alone for a lot of the miles. Thank God for my pacing crew!! Roman and Marvin, you guys may have to drag my sorry ass along!

No bears or mountain lions to be seen on the course, but I hear there may be quite a bit of livestock.