Lake City 50 in 3 Days

18 or so weeks ago I signed up for the SJS50. Now I'm 3 days away from running my first 50 Mile race.

I'll have to admit that the past few days have been a bit rattling for me. Most of this stems from prerace jitters I've always experienced. Nothing to concern myself with here. However, new to me, is how my body feels. Honestly just feels achy, tired and far from well rested. A far cry of how it felt a week ago. I'm sure I'm overthinking every ache, pain and discomfort I experience whether I'm out for a run or simply sitting at my desk. Regardless, this bit of doubt about my body has it's effects on my confidence level as I head into race day. Just hoping that it's part of the pre-race jitters game and that all will feel solid come Saturday morning.

It's been just shy of 4 weeks since Jemez. While I haven't logged in any huge miles during this stretch (just one 20+ miler), I've been pretty consistent with my training with my biggest break occurring just a few days ago with 3 straight days of rest. By far my biggest non-injured time off this year. Not sure how all this will work out for Lake City but felt that any type of extended rest period would have been worse.

The most common thing I think about heading into the race is my hydration, fuel and gear. I've opted out of my Nathan bag and gone with the double barrel action. 2-22oz bottles in my Nathan waist pack. I'll pack enough gels, blocks and sCaps heading into Williams. I won't have a drop bag here but will have an extra pair of socks with me. I'll have my first drop bag at Carson. Jacket, socks, more gel, blocks and sCaps will be waiting. Along with a hand held 22oz bottle. Not sure I want to carry a 3rd bottle but likely will be needed for the next 9 mile section. Slumming Aid Station will have yet another drop bag waiting for me. Here I'll have a pair of shoes, if needed, socks and will ditch the handheld. For some reason I'm hung up on socks and I'm sure it's due to the Crosslites drying up quickly but the socks remaining damp.

Goal over the next few days is not to think much about the race, get the hell out of work early Thursday and try and make it to Gunnison shortly after sunset. Sleep in Friday, eat some good meals, get in a really lazy run and pray for some more sleep Friday night.

Then it's an early wake up call Saturday morning to what I'm sure will be an amazing day playing in my favorite backyard. The San Juans!