Thursday 061809

• AM – dog jog. 3.5 miles. 30 minutes.
• A post from mzungo on Mount Washington.  Definitely getting a bit amped for this race.  Dreamt about it last night.   Okay … I am a little nervous.  Maybe a lot nervous.  When Rickey Gates told me it was the toughest race he ever ran …well, that put a bit of a shiver in me.    Andy A sent me this feedback recently:  As far as the race goes the best advice I can give is to try to keep a positive attitude and keep pressing the whole way. It is so steep it is easy to get discouraged so try appreciate the scenery and the effort it takes to run up such a grade. Its going to hurt but have fun!   Then I read JJ’s post from last year:  I have never had my pulse up that high ever before. My neck was actually sore from my pulse beating so hard. I could still feel it at dinner that night.  Crikey …
• Lengthy comment thread on WS100 predictions.  Obviously I am picking Mackey but I am surprised at how little play Max King is getting.  Yes, I know he has not run a 100 and it is a different game but this guy does have national class elite credentials well above the other runners – and he won the AR50 (post script – later comments posted show that he is injured and hence out).
• PM – mid day, easy.  5.5 miles.  Warm.  AHR = 147. 44 minutes.   Definitely felt the urge to roll today but obviously need to save that for a couple of days.
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