Marathon Eve

Ever notice that no matter how much you plan things they just don't happen the way they were supposed to? That is the story of today. I don't believe one thing happened as it was planned, but happily, everything still worked out great.
   The morning started a little later than planned after a late night at work last night.  To be honest, it felt great not to rush. We got up and made a good breakfast, got all of our stuff together, and hit the road. That's when the real fun began. Traffic today was a brilliant reminder of why I could never live in LA. Holy smokes, it took us almost three=and-a-half hours to get to Dodger stadium! Craziness! We got in alright, registered, got all our freebies and got out. Nothing personal to anyone who lives in LA, but I am a Padres fan. Dodger Stadium is one of the few places in this world I never needed to visit. Good reason to run faster at the start though, right? Get me outta there!!
   Now we were off to drive the course. I really like to know at least a little about the area so I'm familiar. It helps me so I don't waste energy wondering what's next. So after a little confusion out of the gate, we were off. Holy Ghetto! I was pretty excited to run through Hollywood, but I had no idea the area around it. Not too bad though. It looks like it will keep me on my toes, but I'll survive it. The fun part seems to appear towards the end. The last eight to ten miles appears to be on a steady decline, the last five specifically a straight down hill! Going to take a bit of work to not burn out my legs there. With any luck it will make the home stretch a lot more comfortable.
   So all in all, I've driven it and I approve! We can run it tomorrow. As if anyone was asking. . .  I feel better  having seen it though, and now Tracy has a great idea where she will meet up with me on the way. So now, a little later than planned, we sit down with Tracy's very wonderful cousin Megan (who is being kind enough to house us tonight) and enjoy a carb loaded dinner. Then it'll be time to turn in. The alarm goes off awfully early tomorrow!