the tybee 1/2 marathon shirt
Well, I’m getting ready to head for the Tybee 1/2 marathon. The temp at Tybee is currently at 55 with humidity at 78% and its windy. Aside from the wind you really cannot ask for better weather for running.
I don’t have any pre-race jitters and that’s probably because I do not have high expectations of for me. I’m not going there for a personal best. I’m running this race using my vibram 5 fingers. And, finishing under two hours is what I’m aiming for. I’ll be very happy to finish under two hours. One thing that I’m pretty certain of is that my feet and calves will be very sore at the end of my run. I had a restless night. That’s 3 nights in a row like that. I don’t know why I’ve been so restless while sleeping but I have. I have a feeling that after the run I’m coming straight home…ok, maybe not straight home. Let me start over…
After the race, I’ll probably chat with a few people, take some pictures, stop at starbucks for a much needed jolt of coffee, get home, pet Isabella and let her out, kick Texas the cat only to have my legs shredded to smithereens by her and, take a shower and finally – SLEEP! How’s that for a plan? Lets just hope that my feet don’t fall off during the race.
black-crowned night heron
btw, the unknown bird turned out to be a fairly well-known bird after all. It is called a black-crown night heron. It is the most widely spread of the heron family. It spans 5 continents. Who knew? Apparently, everybody but me. So, so much for me discovering a new bird and giving it a scientific name. I kind of liked the scientific name I gave it: superficious danizgratus. It just flows like a Rilke poem.
Oh, I picked up my race packet on Tybee Island yesterday evening during a torrential storm.
stormy tybee
Its a bad picture but believe me, it was bad. I got soaked. Below is very short video of the packet pickup consortium for the tybee race. it was not as exciting as the one for the savannah river bridge run last year but hey, it was better than nothing and, it was storming out. So what do ya expect, eh?
Ok, I’m off to the race!
Wish me luck!
peace,
02/06/2010
dh