What the Walrus Said

The time has come!  The trail race that I’ve blogged about incessantly is finally here.  Specifically, it’s this Friday.  As with every race, I don’t feel ready, am quite anxious about it, and will be glad when it is over (assuming that I don’t crash, burn, or become infected with the West Nile virus).

We are running on a team of eight, and together will cover about one hundred forty mountainous miles.  Our team name, courtesy of A, is:

I am particularly excited because this will be our last race of the year.  I know July comes a bit early in the calendar to make such a pronouncement, but traditionally we've only run one race per year.  Since this past January, I’ll have done three and I couldn't be happier that our season is coming to a close.  Coordinating any team activity is time-consuming, and it will be nice to run again just for recreation without the pressure of training.

I am, however, already thinking of what 2014’s challenge will be….