Ultimate goal will be to wake up Sunday morning with a hanger over. I am hoping that will help hide the aches & pains from the race.

Hmm... pain masking with... pain. It might work. I'm feeling pretty good. Tammy's feeling better. Still have a couple of longer runs to get in for her benefit as she had to take a break, but I have no doubt she will be able to complete the half in a respectable time. She has already gotten a 9 miler in so, I know she can complete 13.1. I am REALLY looking forward to running this race with her. This is going to be special. Oh, and all you lovely people too! Kevin, you've trained well. You're gonna do great provided nothing unforseen happens. It should be a weekend to remember. As far as going out race night goes, what about that brew restaurant place someone had previously mentioned? Mackinaw Brewing Company? We're up for anything really though. Just looking forward to hanging with you guys as much or more than running the race with my foxy wife!

My vote is for the biggest place in TC, where ever that is.

I second that. The bigger the better, as long as they serve adult beverages.

Hey everybody! Yeah, it's getting really close. I'm not sure of my race plan yet. When I signed up, I wasn't running many miles and thought 13.1 would be a stretch. So, I signed up for that. Since then, all the stars have been in alignment with training and 13.1 was not only quite doable, but sounded short! So, I did something dumb and switched my entry to the full. I'm not sure why I did that...just kind of dropped the entry change request into the mail box and figured I'd think about what I did later. So...I'm ready to run a full. For sure. Probably a pretty good one for me. No PR, but possibly close. But the bigger question in my mind is whether I want to hammer 26 miles and take the next month to recover. I've been really happy with training and getting primed for faster races over shorter distances, that I'm not sure I want to set that back a month. It would be different if I was coming into this with a huge base. I think I'd be able to get back into it quicker, but I really don't have a ton of miles and I think if I recover right, it's gonna take every bit of 3 weeks before I can really go again. So the options, I guess, are hammering and seeing what I've got, or going and running the full, but at a pace that will let me recover quicker and get back into the faster stuff that's been so fun lately. Decisions...decisions...

I have no advice...but I can't wait to wave hello to you on your return of the out-and back! I think that will be what I will love most about Bayshore...getting to see my faster friends (uh....that would be ALL of the RA peeps running this race) on their return to the finish/start!

I got to do that to him on Saturday.

Q's a purty fart-smeller.

Phil, dude. I get where you're going w/this but you really need to think about one thing. It is a RACE.

I know what you're saying. I'll need a rare (and quite prolonged) moment of maturity to actually pull off running easy. I did do it at the Monkey last year, but that was three weeks after a marathon, which made it easier to chill out. If I'm feeling good and trained going into this one...the crazy eyes will be tough to beat back.

I know what you're saying. I'll need a rare (and quite prolonged) moment of maturity to actually pull off running easy. I did do it at the Monkey last year, but that was three weeks after a marathon, which made it easier to chill out. If I'm feeling good and trained going into this one...the crazy eyes will be tough to beat back.

You had that moment yesterday, IMO. Well, at least you made 6:55's look easy anyway.

Another thought--what's everyone planning on for dinner the night before the race? I'd be happy with breakfast stuff...maybe a pancake house or some sort.