Heading to MO with my "Crew"

     I am up and moving around getting the last minute items together before I take off for Cape Girardeau, MO. Since the course is a looped course and I will have a support crew (okay just my Mother, but I will get into that in a bit), I have spoiled myself I am bringing everything I could possibly need on a run because I will not have to carry my pack.  This will prove to be very nice when I am exhausted and unwilling to continue, on the other hand there is my support “crew”. I use this term loosely not only because it is one person, but especially because it is my Mother. This will be the first race that she has ever watched of mine, better yet the time that I am pushing myself through the 24 hrs pleasant pain that I will endure.  I rarely if ever have any support crew, but I am really not sure about having my Mother there… not only will it cramp my style if there are some beautiful ladies there (okay, we all know I have no style), but I know she will begin to freak out when I look like crap, feel like crap, and start just shuffling my feet until I catch my next wind.  Needless to say this is going to be an interesting ultra in many ways. There may be many new factors involved in today’s race, but one factor will stay the same- I am the one running and I will control myself, persevere when times get tough, and accomplish the goals that I have set for me. I have placed a link at the bottom of my blog that will give you live updates of my race if your bored between watching the National Wrestling meet or National Basketball gamesJ. Thanks for following and I will post some post-race pics and a video documentary afterwards.