Pre-Race Thoughts

It’s early Saturday morning and everyone’s still asleep.  I’m just grabbing a bite to eat before the race and catching up on stuff in Google Reader.  I learned more about the race from a colleague at work.  She’s run the race around a dozen times.  Apparently, once you get over Paris Mountain, the rolling hills continue as you head down to State Park Road and then back to Furman.  Mile 10-11 is all uphill, and then it’s a gentle downhill to the finish.  I’m going to try and be somewhat aggressive once I get over Paris Mountain. We’ll see if the Shut-In conditioning is still there.   I might try and hit the lap button on my watch to see how things go mile by mile.  I’ve always worried that I’ll hit the wrong button and stop the watch!  No real strategy – just run, enjoy, cheer others on, and try to push it and finish strong.