With less than twenty four hours before the start of my first fifty mile race, I spent today in a frenzy of preparation, checking, double checking, and triple checking my gear, drop bags, and strategy. After yet another hearty breakfast, I spent some time at Target making decisions on aid station nutrition and the like. I settled on Smucker's Uncrustable PB&J sandwiches, chocolate chip cookie dough Lara Bars, trail mix, and small cans of Dr. Pepper. After picking up a few other things necessary for the trip, packing and repacking commenced. After organizing my drop bags for each aid station with food, caffeine, and a medley of salt pills, acetaminophen, and electrolyte tabs, I strategically packed my duffle bag and prepared my water pack, knowing I'd be too anxious and sleepy at 4 a.m. to be sure to get everything I would need for the day. As the afternoon dwindled, I built a bed in the back of Brutus, tucked away my drop bags, my duffle, and other odds and ends, and waited for the first leg of this precarious adventure to begin.
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