This time tomorrow i'll be almost 3 hours into the race....seems like i've been talking about it for weeks and now it's finally here! Powderface42!! The forecast looks good and I'm thankful it's not going to be a crazy hot day like it has been out there in the past! Looks like they're calling for sun/cloud and a high of 23 with showers in the afternoon. It takes a while to warm up out there too so I expect i'll be finished long before it even reaches that temperature. It's going to be ideal for me!
The entire race, including the half marathon, is capped at 150 people. I have no real idea who'll be there and how many people are actually doing the marathon. Usually there's tons more doing the half. I know one other guy doing the 42 and two from the blogging world I look forward to meeting...Mike from Banff...and Phil from Canmore (who's also doing Transrockies!).
I have absolutely no idea how long it's going to take me or what to expect...i've never run these trails before...although that seems to be the case in every trail race i've done this year! In a way I kind of like not knowing what to expect! From the profile, it looks like it's going to be harder than the Scorched Sole 50km I did a month ago with a lot more ups and downs and it might even take me a bit longer. I'm not sure but it's going to be an interesting day! I never really seem to have a race plan going into any race that I'm doing...regardless if it's on the road or trail...I kind of just go with the flow and how i'm feeling and see what happens from there.
For the past couple of weeks i've been having issues with one of my toes...the one that's next to my big toe. I keep getting a blister on the side and top of the toe after each run but I have no idea what's causing it...it's not even my longest toe! As a result I finally lost the toenail this week - now it matches my other foot as I lost the same toenail on my other foot about a month ago which was a result of running Boston way back. Bizarre. Anyhow, the toe is still annoying me and I could feel it last night during an easy 8km run that I did to loosen up. I'm not sure if I should tape it for tomorrow or just rub bodyglide all around it and hope for the best. Other than that, my legs are feeling pretty good and I seem to be recovered from last weekend's insanity
Yesterday was our stampede team building party with work and since I wasn't drinking it was a pretty funny perspective to sit there as my co-workers got increasingly drunk around me. Some of them made it to work today...some did not lol. It's funny the pressure you get from your co-workers to drink...how many times did I get asked why I wasn't drinking? They know I run and when I say I have a race then they're cool with that...guess that's a good enough excuse around here! Wahoo!
So that's all I got. I'm feeling ready and I'll let you know how it goes :) It's going to be a fun day!
Deb
I am so excited for you!!! You and Dirt Diva have me wanting to go run trails. I plan on trying some shorter trail races after all the IM stuff is done this year.
ReplyDeleteI've used Sport Slick (found at running room in small toothpaste shaped tube) for my feet in IM. It's more viscous than Vaseline and have found it to work. If they have Sport Shield, that's even better.
Have a great great day out there tomorrow! I can't wait to read your report. You are truly inspiring!!
Can't wait to read the race report. Best of luck to you.
ReplyDeleteFor the toe, I've been known to paint my feet with second skin. It's a liquid band aid product. My theory - the friction will be b/t the second skin and my sock, until it rubs it off (eventually). This has worked well for me in the past.
Have a great time tomorrow, Deb!! Looking forward to your race report!
ReplyDeleteHope you had a super race. Looking forward to hear it all.
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