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Saxman,
for sure...good luck. awesome job. loved the words you wrote about your wife...that made me chuckle. and yup...she is much better looking than you.

I actually don't mind cycling...I just don't have a bike so I'm forced to run. I borrowed a road bike from a friend when I hurt my ankle & actually had fun on it.
Running is tougher for me though...maybe that's why I prefer it.

5 days , 18 hours, and 43 minutes...

anybody got a vince lombardi speech for mile 25?

r.r.

Well, I don't have a lombardi speech for you, but I can tell you what will be the key to my race.... hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Last year I was fine until the cramps started.

Does hydrating involvle drinking bourbon?

Jill and I are ready enough to give it a go next weekend. No plans to run every step, just hope to finish without puking or ending up in the ER. I'm actually going to be chugging water and Gatorade all week. I'm pullilng for cloudy skies and highs around 65.

Anybody going up Friday night?

Gateraid is bad, go to GNC, get a thing of cytomax (I like the orange), and measure out a few doses worth for your water bottle size. Carry those with you on race day, and when your bottle gets empty, just use the water stations to refill, and then dump in your mix. Gu is also good - maybe 1 an hour or so. I carried a couple red bulls with me, and they helped get over the hump a bit. Best advice I can give? Band aids on your nipples!! The astro glide stuff didn't help with that, but seems to be good for the other areas that get rubbed.

Steve wrote:Anybody going up Friday night?

my wife and i will be there friday night...staying at the galt house. give me a shout.

and, like wes, i plan on using gel packs. i swear that clif shots kept me from bonking last year. used 5 during the race last year.

anybody else running?

regards

r.r.

good luck to all you runners. it is time for your efforts to be rewarded, or your slacking to be revealed.

Oh my slacking will be revealed.

Band aids on the nipples....I'm not a girl modeling swimwear Wes. I'm thinking some good ole duck tape might suffice.

As for hydrating whats wrong with Garorade?

I'm planning on carrying a Cammel Back with some snacks and plain ole water. I can't go 6 or 7 hours without something to eat (especially after getting a freakin' alpine start just to run around a city with 6,000 other idiots).

Steve, I didn't plan ahead with the duct tape, so the first aid station band aids were key for me...

Gatoraid that you buy at the store is pretty much just non-carbonated pop. Cytomax, and some of the others are much better for you.

Instead of gel packs, try honey packets or sticks. you can steal them from starbucks. how the heck can you eat while running anyway?