Across the Years 2008-2009

Across the Years is going on as I write. Day one will be over in 2 hours. Of course, most runners will just keep running.... and I'll be just starting.

Does anybody ever sleep well the night before a big race? Guess I was talking in my sleep. Hope I was mumbling about how much I just LOVE these events and how SANE I feel right now.

In reality, I'm feeling the usual pangs of:

"Gawd, why do I DO these things?!"
"How stupid that we just run around in circles for 2 days straight."
"I'm bored already."
"I feel like gerbil."
"I want to run with a watch, not a calendar!"

But, as I know, all that fades with the start (perhaps to return later in the race though) and life gets good on the track.

I checked the updates, and there are some impressive first day tallies. Tracy is tearing up the course. Geesler fell back a little, as did Hans, but it is WAY too early to make any predictions even for these phenomes. They'll be running stronger again in no time, I'm sure.



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So, I'm off to the races.

Have a safe and very happy New Year's!