So I wasn’t really planning on running Hyland last night, but the rain started to come down and I figured it’d be a blast to go play in the mud. It was about an hour of some serious downpour action starting at about 4:00. By the time I got off work and got to the trail the rain was done.
I went out on the warmup loop with Rob and Brian. It rained so hard there was ruts in the …

Well here I am on the eve of easily the hardest race I’ve ever ran and I’m getting a wee bit nervous. I took a look at the forecast and it looks too July-like. Temps in the 80s, dew points in the mid-60s, and a lot of sun. Blah.

It was really bound to happen sometime this year. Last year they tried to get me with bee stings three different times. This year, they were really working to take me down.
I wasn’t even going to go, especially with the Afton Trail 25k on Saturday (which by the way is going to be brutal), but Jake talked me into it. Then I get to the parking lot and two of the fast guys are there and they looked like …