Taper time.

A week out from the Arc of Attrition 100. I’m in full taper mode resting up, absorbing all the training, and trying to not get sick. I’m anxious. I’ve trained more than I ever have in my life for an event like this. The knives should be as sharp as they can get. I’ve got a two man crew who live in Cornwall, have either run or walked the entire route, and are as excited as me. The weather is looking totally opposite of what is normally expected. Dry. Sunny. Perfect conditions for fast times. 

I’ll be driving down on Thursday to Mullion Cove where an old friend from Flagstaff lives with his family. His kids have agreed to give me their bedroom in exchange for a non-dairy dark chocolate bar. I met James through mutual friends and also NAU Cycling. He’s more of a swimmer than a runner, having swam the English Channel, yikes! However he’s ready to go with an itinerary in place. Greg, from Falmouth, also known as “number 58,” I ran the Cotswold Way Century with in September. He’s ran all over the Southwest Coast Path and will be meeting James sometime in the early evening as he’s got to work Friday until 330pm. 

Mullion the dot, Falmouth to the Northeast, the race start in Coverack directly east of Mullion

I just need to do a grocery shop to stock up on crew supplies, make some lists, and load up. Likely do all that Monday. I’ll be posting any race info and links to tracking here, still compiling them. It looks like there will be live filming at certain points including the start. The Mud Crew Facebook page is likely the first resource for all info. They are the race promoter, there’s already a ton of stuff up there if you’re interested in seeing some of the course. They’ve been adding short videos of the race course daily, pretty rad looking area. Here’s how to get to it:

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