Well, still got the gunk. Really wanted to think it was just taper nastiness, you know the typical feeling like getting a cold, tired, aches, but this one’s the real deal. All in all, I’d say there has been a bit of improvement in energy level and not quite as congested, but as of 4:30, still only feel about 80% at best. Haven’t run for 3 days, which is the longest no running streak since November. Sleeping a solid 9-10 hours and downing vit C and fluids, but still not quite there.
Been through all my prerace stuff, diet, hydration, rest, taper is out of whack with no running, but that’s o.k. Legs feel good, lungs and head feel pretty bad. Going to make a final decision at the start line tomorrow, but for now, I am planning to start and see how it feels after the loop back to the start/finish. I have never DNS’ed or DNF’ed so this will be interesting on the psyche, but like my buddy Corey said, better to drop if needed that get worse a screw up a whole bunch of future running.
Who knows, I tend to run through most things, so this might just kill the damn bug!! I will give it 100% of what I’ve got to give and see where it gets me. I really enjoyed this race last year, and thought it was one of my better races as I did o.k. and the course is not suited to me (lots of flat running) so I was really excited about it again. Really frustrating , but is what it is, and there are certainly worse things in the world! Looking forward to a fun day on the island running and hanging out with friends, hopefully more running than hanging out!!
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