Day 4,521—Feeling Normal and the Shoes Fit!—
Start time: 9:13 a.m. Weather: Mid 80s to 90s wind 4.3 mi/h, Humidity 66% It has been so hot this week, and I am just happy that most of my training for this race is done, so I don’t need to do a bunch this weekend. I want to do one more trail run before the race, so maybe next weekend I will run one more time there, but part of me thinks, why risk it? I could decide not to do any more trails until the race. I am finally feeling better, but why risk accidentally straining something again right before the race? Tomorrow I want to do around a half marathon like today, and next Saturday will be less than a week away from the race, so maybe 8-10 is enough and then probably around 5 on Sunday. The race is coming up so fast. I keep forgetting how close it is now. I need to do a lot of prep early because every day is so busy. It is nice to have a day off on Monday. I need to use some of that time to prepare for the race. The main thing tha...









