Ahhh… in about 10 hours, I’ll be running my fifth and final San Diego Marathon. I really want to PR it and I believe I can, but there’s just this nagging thought in the back of my mind that I won’t be able to… positive thoughts, Raciel. Positive thoughts!

Anyway, my two big sisters, Irene, and I just had our requisite carbo-load supper. Since Annelle and Irene are only doing the half-marathon tomorrow, they stopped by the Yard House across from our hotel and are having a few cold ones before retiring for the evening. Minel and I have prepared our race-day stuff: attached the bib to our shirts, put the timing chip on our shoes, and all that goodness.

I’ve decided to go with the tried and true yellow “day-glo” shirt that I’ve used for my past three marathons: it’s the Chelsea Football Club away shirt. I’m going with my Nike skirt, though (instead of shorts) and definitely will be running in my CEP compression socks. Oh, I’ll also have a compression long sleeve shirt on (underneath the dayglo shirt anyway). If you think I’ll be too warm, it’s actually quite the opposite — the long-sleeve compression shirt will protect my skin from the sun and because it’s so close to my body, it helps wick away the sweat quicker. Again, tried and true

Okie, time for beddy-bye. I’ll be getting up in approximately 8 hours! Eep.

G’night!