Less than 72 hours from the start of Bandera 100K … this time Saturday morning I will hopefully be arriving at Nachos aid station, having already conquered Big Nasty, Island in the Sky, and Ice Cream Hill.
Last night the inevitable taper tantrum finally hit. It was minor … just a few hours where I felt inexplicably grumpy and ill-at-ease. We had our monthly trail club meeting, and while I enjoyed it at first, after an hour I just hit the people wall and couldn’t wait to get out of there and back to the sanctity of my quiet house.
Thankfully, I woke up this morning in much better spirits. Let’s hope the tantrum has passed for good … although if no one shows up for tonight’s run and I have to skip my last run before the race (since I don’t run trail by myself in the dark), we could see a recurrence.
Even better, this morning was the first day since my accident that I woke up without any neck and back pain! Woohoooooo!!! There’s still a good bit of tightness that needs to be worked out with regular stretching, work on the foam roller, doing my PT exercises, and letting Dr. S. do the snap, crackle, pop on my spine … but I’m really hoping that the pain is gone for good and that this bodes well for the race.
I’ve officially reached the point where it’s all I can think about.
If you have the time and inclination, please send me your prayers, thoughts, and good vibes on Saturday! With a little luck and adherence to my race plan, I hope to be done by midnight. So while you’re going about your Saturday routine … I will be out there running, climbing, and just trying to keep moving until I’m done.
UPDATE: I am happy to report that 5 people showed up for last night’s run, so there has been no taper tantrum resurgence! I am also very excited that I woke up yet again today with no neck and back pain! And just to put a little icing on my cupcake of happiness, the forecast for Bandera this weekend is 40’s and 50’s during the day on Saturday, getting into the upper 20’s Saturday night (hopefully I will be finished long before it gets quite that cold) and they are no longer calling for rain. The only thing that would make it better is if the skies are clear enough Saturday night to really enjoy the full moon! Owooooooooh!!!
