Day 4,446—the Start of Late June!—
Start time: 6:37 a.m. Weather: Low 60s, wind 8.7 mi/h, Humidity 89% Fewer than three weeks until the Octopus 100! And that doesn’t seem like enough time. Also, the weather in St. Louis has been so cold recently that the temperature dropped over ten degrees from yesterday. It is nice to run in the cooler weather, but I cannot fool myself into thinking it will help me prepare for the Octopus 100 in Florida. This will be my last long week until I start tapering off. Part of me thinks I should start now, but last week was my first official long week since the last 100-mile race. I wasn’t expecting to do 13 today, but I found myself taking my time, enjoying being outside on the trail, and thinking about the day. I have so many summer projects I want to do! Yet it is always a balance between relaxing and getting stuff done, and I am going to try to be happier about what I decide to spend my time doing this summer. I feel like I have been spending much more tim...
