Day 3,983 —I Laugh when I am Scared: Reflection and Recovery—

 

I am used to being so much more tired after a 100-mile race, but starting at night ended up being a blessing of sorts. I am back on my regular sleeping schedule, and I can do things today instead of having to try to figure out a normal Monday after a race.

         I spent the morning writing after I finished picking up. I felt guilty for not doing more last night, but my goal was to eat some food and take a bath. There was no real vegan food that I could see at the race. Granted, I didn’t ask anyone if there were vegan options, but from what I could tell there weren’t, and I didn’t want to make anyone feel bad. I had brought plenty of food and they had a lot of good fruit. I ate so many strawberries! But, thinking ahead for the 200, I should bring more stuff that feels like real food. I won’t have anything to heat food, but I could bring some vegan lunch meat and have stuff to make a sandwich at least.

         I am trying to think of something else that feels like real food I could bring. Soup is always an option; I don’t know how hot it is going to be, but I could consider soup.

The tent worked out okay, but I got the inside pretty muddy, so for the 200, I am thinking I need kind of a doormat to leave my shoes, so I can keep the inside clean.

I went faster than I will in two weeks, but it was good to feel what that pace felt like. The goal with the 200 miles is just finishing, so if I have to go slow, I am going slow and taking breaks.

It was encouraging to feel good today; I had no problems doing almost 6. I feel physically prepared for the 200. I will continue to run trails from now until the day and plan to spend the last remaining weekends on trails, but I have the legs for this. Going on the pavement was hard on my legs, so that’s a good thing about being on a trail.

I will make a video for this race. It will probably be shorter than some of mine in the past, but I think I can make a fun video with some of the footage I got inside my tent during the storm.