Sooooo....I'm doing the Stockade-athon tomorrow. I did a 10K a couple of weeks ago and completed it respectably. Add 5 more K's to that, and you've got the Stockade-athon, a road race through Schenectady's Stockade district. Here's a course map: http://www.stockadeathon.com/index.php/course-map
I have three goals for tomorrow:
1. The goal I can live with is to finish without stopping.
2. The goal that will make me satisfied is to finish without doubling-over at the end.
3. The goal that will put a great big smile on my face is to meet goals 1 and 2 under 1 hour 30 minutes.
Already beginning the race day checklist -- handheld waterbottle, watch, and iPod shuffle; reviewing the course map to memorize mile markers; planning my lucky pre-race dinner of homemade lentil soup....YUM! And portioning out my jelly beans for during the race and, of course, my bowl of Count Chocula for after (BTW, all the stores have cleared their shelves of Count Chocula...wahhhh).
Also, remembering to set the clocks back 1 hour -- get a well-scheduled extra hour of sleep before the race!
Who else is doing the Stockade-athon tomorrow? Any rituals you're doing to prepare? For those of you who aren't, I'll let you know how it goes.
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