Notes
Temp 54 (49) Wind 19 mph.
Orientation Run (Easy 20:00 Minutes with Strides). Eleven minutes from hotel to starting line. Overcast and we are a few hours west of home. Will be little daylight at 6:00 a.m. start. Nasty morning. Expect much of the same for entire time on the course tomorrow. If forecast holds, will have twice the rain (pissing at best, heavy at worst) and half the wind (10-12 mph). I'll take that trade.
Some sciatic related tightness (right hip, inner thigh, inside of knee, and top of calf) from yesterday's trip. This is why you take an early travel day. Full session of sciatic PTs and rolling with post-run static stretch.
Have a couple of "tour guides" scoped out. Hope they (1) show up, and (2) are entered in 50K. 40ish year old Robert Nielsen from TN who runs some solid negative-split 3:20:00ish FMs on cue, and 60+ Henri Coeme who battled it out all winter with 60+ Bobby Williams at this winter's Frostbite Series beating everyone not in their 20s along the way. The 50M and 50K start at 6:00 a.m. FM and HM start an hour later. Should cut down on the chance of getting sucked out too stupid too soon.