I was beyond tired Saturday morning when my 4:35 am alarm sounded and I went through a familiar routine of half asleep arguments with myself. My protest against waking up involved me rattling off a list of entirely reasonable reasons why it would be ok to just keep sleeping instead of go to the race. I could run on my own, or take a “down weekend” and focus on sleeping and feeling better. I have been contending with a ton of minor ailments and I justified that maybe it was en