With one week to go to Jay Challenge, I am getting a little nervous. Not so much running the 33 miles, but rather the terrain. I have strictly been a road runner, for good reason–easy footing, regular water stops, not getting lost (except of the Hartford Marathon-not my fault). The nice thing about the road is that your energy is easy transfered to speed, not so on trails. Of course, the trail includes streams, river crossings, mud pits, Jay Mountain, bugs, etc. Mark, and maybe Libbi (my support crew) and I are going up Friday – a nice 3 1/2 hour drive. For those who don’t know, Jay Vermont is spitting distance to Canada. This might also be a problem. If I get lost, do I need a passport to return back into the country? There a two spots that your support crew can go, one after Jay Mt and the other after the river crossing. You get two drop bags for dry cloths and shoes. Both of which I’ll probably need. The long range weather looks good – 70 and sunny. I don’t plan on running out to hard. A nice even pace that the terrain allows and and I’ll gage it from there.
You can visit http://www.ultimatexc.com/JAY.html to see more information on the run. Ignore all the warnings — I did 
Later,
Nicholas
