Day 3,980 —Tomorrow is the Howard Aslinger 24 hour race!—

 

 

 I have been so busy with work stuff this week that I haven’t done anything to pack for tomorrow. I got the morning to run around and get some shopping done, but I want to just have set things to grab, so I don’t have to do as much thinking. Here are my categories so far:

 

Food

As much real food as I can get, stuff I am not going to get sick of it that isn’t too sweet. I debated bringing some vegan KitKat bars but decided against it. My teeth started bothering me last time with all the sweet stuff I was eating.

 

Hydration

I bought my packets, but I want to make sure to just have plenty of pre-mixed stuff, so I don’t have to think about it so much. I will probably bring both of my coolers filled to the top with stuff.

 

Clothes

I am not sure all I am going to need for this one, but at least one additional pair of shoes, plenty of socks and at least 3 changes of everything. I keep thinking it is only 24 hours, but that is a long time to be running.

 

Electronics

I want to bring and need to charge my two old phones, my remote batteries, my headlamps, my headphones, and the cord for my watch.

 

Medical Stuff

I should bring my first-aid box, plenty of Vaseline, and an emergency blanket. I might bring some athletic tape too.

 

I am used to needing to worry about clothes with all the extreme temperatures in my most recent 100-mile runs, but that shouldn’t be a factor in this one. Right now it is showing a 50 percent chance for rain tomorrow, but if it is in the 70s that shouldn’t be that big of a deal, but I do want to make sure I have plenty of extra clothes I can change into when I get tired of being wet.

 

I didn’t get a hotel room, so I hope it is okay if I sleep in the tent for a while before heading back home early Saturday night or on Sunday morning.

 

I am looking forward to it, and I plan to make a video for this race. It is my first 24-hour race experience! I just got an update from the race saying they might pull people off the course if there are tornado warnings. News to me. I hope that doesn’t happen, but it could make for an eventful video.