Here I am sitting in my room at the Best Western in Sturgis, SD. It is the day before the Black Hills 100. Sergio, my pacer and crew for the run is here as well. We had a nice, but long, drive in yesterday (about 15 and a half hours). Had a good night's sleep and a good breakfast this morning.
Picked my race packet and found the Start/Finish as well this morning. Definitely has us both excited. But sitting here, I am a bit trepidatious. Why am I doing this? Can I finish this thing? Am I just a little bit crazy? It is a formadible task, but I feel I have put in the training and I've finished three 100's before. So I should be able to do this. No, I know I am capable of doing this. But with something of this magnitude, I know anything can happen. I keep telling myself that I am ready, both physically and mentally. But it will be the mental aspect that will be the key to this. Having Sergio here will be such a big help. I've only ever had a pacer once before and I remember how beneficial it was. When I am down during hat second have, Sergio will be there to keep me focused and going.
By the way, Sturgis is really a nice town. With these hills surrounding it, it really is quite beautiful. It is, however, hard to imagine over 500,000 people descending on this town in early August fot their annual Motorcycle Rally. It turns out that this will be the 73rd year for this event. It has to be truly incredible.
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