Tomorrow morning, I will be attempting my longest distance ever. 9 miles. The distance doesn’t bother me, but I am very concerned that my foot will. I have read that this may be caused by too-tight shoes, so I will not tie them so tight. Additionally, I will walk when needed if it acts up. I don’t believe that if it hurts like it did Thursday that I can finish the full 9 mile course.

Therefore, I have mapped a shorter 6.4 mile course if needed. We are running downtown for the first time other than during a race, so I am also concerned about bathroom needs, carrying my accelerade, and a snack mid-course. I have packed one PowerBar gel (one with caffeine) to help cover the distance. I purchased three of them today as an experiment, but took one this afternoon to see how it reacted with my belly. I was happy to say that there were no ill side effects.

Time for bed so I can try for a new PDR (personal distance record — but I think I made that up)!