Keep your %&*# Together Holy crap, we are 8 days away from go time! (15 if you're doing the PIG). If you're like me you may soil yourself a bit when you start thinking about race day. Crap... I just thought a bout it again! Last week, I referenced not doing anything silly in regards to your training. Now is the time your head will start to mess with you. GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD! Davey and I are running the half in Toledo this weekend. I swear every little thing I feel is causing to me to question everything. No doubt about it, I'm in the best shape I've been in for a few years. I'm ready. Sure I have a few aches and pains, but I'm ready. Ironically, I know this, but I still have a hard time believing. I've put in the work. I logged the miles. I did the speed work. PR'ing isn't in my future. Those days are far behind me, but running a damn good race isn't. So it means something to me. The fact that it means something is what makes it so darned tough. I worry that the aches are going to catch up. I worry that Dave will drop me like a bad habit. I worry that maybe I'm not as fit as I think I am. Many of you are having similar concerns. Despite our collective woes, I assure WE are ready. You put in the training. So put your trust in that training! I'm glad you're nervous. I'm happy that you're a little bit worried. All those nerves and worries go to show how much this means to you. And trust me, trust your coaches, and trust your training... YOU ARE READY! So, get out of your head already. Keep your %&*# together. Race day will be here soon and you will be so proud, so amazing, so inspiring. See you in the morning. Jeff MIT Race Day Singlets Are Available! Jeff will have race day singlets available for you tomorrow if you want to represent the crew who got you ready for race day! We have men's and women's sizing available up to XXL and WXXL. Cost is $15. Find Jeff before or after the workout to up your singlet! Cap City Race Day Logistics Not racing? We Need Volunteers! We could use a few helping hands with transporting gear and of course our world famous cheer station! Click here to fill out our Google Form letting us know where you can help! Where will we meet? We will again be meeting at the Hyatt. This year we will meet on the first floor in in the Hayes room. Plan to park in the hotel garage or the lots to the east of the hotel off Nationwide Blvd. How to get to the Hayes room?! I scoped it out and the best way to get into the Hayes room is to go in the main entrance located on Nationwide Blvd. After entering there is an entry on the right side that goes to the conference rooms. Walk past Nationwide A& B rooms, past Taft, and past McKinley. We will have bit MIT signs with arrows pointing you in the right direction. What time should you arrive? The room will be open as early as 5:00am. Come early, relax, and join us as we walk you to the starting corrals! Most folks tend to arrive between 5:30am and 6:00am. This will give you plenty of time to find us, find the restrooms, meet up with your pace group buddies, and relax! What about my gear? Leave that to us and our wonderful volunteers! We will transport your bags to celebration village. You just worry about following our crew to the starting line! Getting to the corrals: We will depart the hotel at 6:45 to do our warm-up walk to the corrals. To dodge the traffic on High St. We will head straight down Third St to the Commons. We will have volunteers hold up signs for the various corrals. Once we get you to the commons, our volunteers will head down Town St, Rich St, Main St or Mound St. depending on the corrals they are heading to. Follow our volunteers and they will get you to the right spot! See the map below for the layout of the corrals. In the corrals: Keep your throw-away gear on until you get close to the starting line. No sense taking off early just to get cold. Believe me, you'll have plenty of time to get your clothes off as the walk each wave to towards the starting line after the start of the elite wave. During the race: Be amazing! You are ready. It is your day to show Columbus what you are made of! Have a great race and we will see you at the finish! At the finish: Enjoy every moment! Hug the volunteers. Eat ALL the food. Drink all the tasty beverages. Come find us in the MIT/Fleet Feet + FrontRunner Tents. We will be there to greet you with a smile, a hug, and more adult beverages! Running Glass City Half or Full in Toledo?! Join us before and after the race in our cheer station tent located in mile 26! You can drop your gear, invite your friends and family to cheer you on from here, and then join us as we cheer on the rest of MIT as they finish up the race! We will have a Fleet Feet tent, complete with lawn chairs, coolers full of tasty beverages, and a safe, secure spot to keep your gear while you race! Hot Wheels Calvert and I will be getting over to the parking lots early to set up our team tent. Race day is now under two weeks away and we're excited to have all of you join us in Rally Row. The goal of this space is to have fun and to cheer on runners for the final, while also serving as a safe place for you to stow your gear while running. We will be located in lot 5 (click here for campus map). Will have post race beverages waiting for you. So, enjoy the free beverage from the race, then come over to join us for another as we cheer on our teammates! Rally Row Guide to Fun E-mail jeff@fleetfeetcolumbus.com if you plan on joining us! New and Noteworthy Work-Out Notes Saturday April 22nd, 2017 FrontRunner Worthington Start: 7:30AM Distances: Cap City Half Mileage: 6 Woot! Flying Pig Full Mileage: 12 Woot Woot! Be sure to arrive no later than 7:15am! Educational Topic of the Week Race Day Prep - What to do, what to pack, what not to do! Holy smokes! Race day is nearly upon us. Poor planning leads to poor results. Finalize your planning now to help ensure your success on race day. Plus, getting this all figured out this week will help take a lot of the stress out of next week. This is supposed to be fun, right?! Below we have two resources from the best in the business. Hot Wheels Calvert has a short, sweet checklist to serve as a healthy reminder for the night before. Download & Print Davey's Night Before List here! Coach Randy has run more marathons than anyone in MIT, and has done his fair share of gear packing. His list is the essential go to for all the miscellaneous things I forget to do on a daily basis, let alone on race day. Check out Randy's list here. Perfect recovery workout during your taper! AlterG anti-gravity treadmill can assist you with precise unweighting technology on a treadmill which has the following benefits: Thank you to our sponsors! |