Tales from the Trails

The idea of running a 100k scared me. A lot. I wasn't sure if I had it in me. This particular 100k was a new race, on terrain I had never seen before, with a race company I had no experience with (but came highly recommended). I was emotionally prepared for the possibility of a DNF (did not finish) but I refused to go into the race with the idea that I might not finish. For my own possibility of best success, I had to have the mindset that I would hit that trail and give my all and find my way to the end somehow. But I was really nervous. Preparing race packets for Mike and Amy, including maps, directions, and notes I "laminated" the aid station location info with my own notes and time predictions, to carry with me in my pocket.  On the back of my aid station carry-along, I wrote two running quotes to refer to when I needed them. Friday after work, My husband Mike and I drove to the cabin I had found on AirBnB. It was an hour from the race start, about as c