Hello again,
I guess I'll pick up from the last time I wrote. We got a chance to run at Balboa Park Friday morning. The thing that stood out to me was how big the major hill was. It's a lot steeper than it looked on video, and it goes uphill for 100 more meters after the steepest part. That night after dinner we watched a panel of former Footlocker participants, including Ryan and Sara Hall, Ian Dobson, Todd Williams the Torres brothers, and Chris Solinsky, among others. Ian and his wife sat at our dinner table two of the nights, so it was cool getting to meet him and the others. I went to bed pretty much right after that- being 3 hours behind, I was tired by 8 o'clock at night and wide awake by 6 in the morning.
When we got to the meet Friday, the atmosphere was awesome. There were cameras everywhere, a jumbo-tron and announcer, and even cheerleaders! I warmed up with Matt, Alex Ott, and Thomas Porter while watching the girls race, which was incredible. About 20 minutes ...
