and that’s okay…this is all about the race….

I should have could have run today, but needed to finalize the grocery list.

Two grocery stores stepped up with gift cards, so am trying to balance what I get from which to balance that out and keep the costs down…..and if I have a little left over, I can save that for the second annual run in 2024…

Am trying to balance the whole idea to keep this simple, but with almost 20 volunteers (you can never have enough)…..organizing where the on site sponsors are going to set up (I’ve a physio, nutrition, and yet another fitness centre helping up)…and then setting up our own section for food, and coffee, and water, and hot chocolate……..originally it was going to bananas, coffee, water, race bibs and timing chips…the timing chips turned out to be a huge cost (maybe in 2024)…..and well, it’s going to be cold, so just water won’t do…..hot hot coffee and hit chocolate are in……and that adds another layer of being organized….oh yeah, sugar, cups for the on course aid station, cups for HOT coffee and HOT chocolate….sugar, creamer, and something to stir with..and oh yes, electricity, so need an extra generator…OMG!!!!!!

Niw, the weather?….Sure, winter has to arrive next week. It’s supposed to warm up in time for race day….so fingers crossed, but it ain’t going to be that warm…and sure, once everyone starts moving, they’ll warm up, and yes we do have a pre race warm up planned for 97!……..and a cool down. A bit of yoga…

Everyone tells me it’s going to be a good day, but honestly I’m terrified.

There are so many moving parts to this….and I’m juggling as fast as I can…..but, well, it’s too late to turn back now?

The rest of the day went okay…some final season badminton with my daughter, we’re now attempting table tennis …who knows maybe beer pong without the beer at some point……

listened to music, played some, cranked up the guitar…..catching up on my Netflix – Stranger Things and Travelers (yes, again)…….and it’s pizza night!….Hello Pizza Hut….cause, well, why not?

The countdown is on…as well as getting everything done, am going to attempt to relax some this coming week…really, everything is done, just grocery pick up, the package pick up days on Thursday….so, it could be easy (yah right)…..

The best thing about today…lots done. house chores, getting the yard ready for the change in seasons….and, yep, catching up on the blog, blog, blogging along…