The night before the day of...

I've always liked the night before a race. The planning, the anticipation, the inability to sleep, everything involved in getting ready. I pick out a couple of shirts, the shorts I want to wear, the socks and decide which shoes I am going to wear.

I bought some wool hiking socks at Costco a month back. I used them on a trail run and some other road runs. The runs were about 8 to 10K. I haven't used them on a long run yet, but I may try them tomorrow. I have decided to wear my newest shoes, I have enough miles on them that I feel confident.

I get my Clif Bar, my ClifShot Bloks and my water bottle and the electrolyte powder on the counter for the morning. I will cut the bar into 6 pieces and put them and the Bloks into a Ziploc bag.

I always take a change of clothes and a towel. I don't like being around myself after heavy exercise. I like my mini-van, the back windows are tinted dark enough, I can get changed in the back seat in privacy. I am still hydrating. I ate half a bag of pretzels to carbo-load and keep my sodium level up as I was drinking "a bunch" of water.