Really not sure how this one is going to go for me, as training didn't go as well as I'd hoped. I severely sprained my ankle taking the dog out, leaving me barely able to walk for several days. I couldn't run for 3 weeks, and then had to really ease back in to training due to residual soreness. Because of all of that, I didn't get in any of my back-to-back runs that I'd had on the training schedule. On the other hand, I did a ridiculous amount of hill training, leg work, and core work. I think that will really pay off in the later miles.
There are a good amount of hills on this course (about 14K feet of climbing), but the running surface is very, very nice. Its mostly gravel and jeep roads, so not really any technical stuff at all. The ultimate goal is to cross the finish line and feel good, but I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't be disappointed if I don't break 24 hours. The original goal was to go closer to 22 hours, but unlikely that will happen. If I break 24, I'll be pretty close to a PR as well. The weather is looking fantastic for the race (69 high/48 low), so that works in my favor too.
This weekend should be interesting.
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