Final Countdown

We have been here for a little over a week, and this week is the "final countdown" to the half marathon, which I am realizing increasingly as I think about it that I want to run really, really well.  After all, I spent some cold days in Highlands this winter preparing for this, even though it was weeks and months away.  Goals are still important to me as a runner, and I will be thinking about those cold days this winter - like the time I stopped midway through my run in the Highland Hiker on that windy, snowy day to buy (on credit) a balaclava, and the day when I cut short an especially snowy run because the roads were simply getting to slippery.

Meanwhile, the amazing Dave Cockman seems to be in Raleigh this morning according to his live tracking link:

Only 200 or so miles to go, Dave!  13.1 miles on Sunday will seem like nothing considering how far this man has run.