Hello,
I am positively excited about the race being only six days away. The weekend went quickly, focusing mostly on getting the few remaining items for the race and light workouts. My bag currently weighs 16 pounds. Delighted with that weight. Add two full water bottles and it will bring the weight up to approximately 18 pounds. I am going back and forth about the amount of gels to take. I will definitely take more to China, and know that the morning of when we depart for the desert, is when I will make the final decision about how many to take for the race.
Today will consist of a 10-mile run and another review of my items. I am making a concerted effort to get enough sleep and stay hydrated. The 28-hour flight will make it challenging to get enough rest and I do want to stay well hydrated as the high altititude will be one additional element that the body will have to deal with.
Thanks for reading. I will write more tomorrow.
Cheers.