So, my first 24 hour race is in about 6 weeks and I'm starting to make a mental checklist of my needs. I'm doing the coed duo class and have a couple 12 hour races under my belt this season with another 6 hour this weekend. I've got the training in, that's not the problem.

As I'm making my mental checklist, I'm thinking - how am I going to survive the 3am and 5am laps? The race starts at noon and ends at noon. Where can I find a massage therapist that will go to the trailhead at 3 in the morning and give me a massage so I can get back on my bike? What if I cry at the end because I'm delirious and all my friends make fun of me?

I'm so super fricking pumped about this race but wondering how I'm going to survive the night laps. I don't ever wear headphones or listen to music on the trail but was thinking I might need to try, at least one ear anyways. I told my bf I thought I might download some Dave Ramsey podcasts and listen to his callers scream "I'M DEBT FREEEEEEEEEE" for some motivation and he laughed.

How the heck am I going to stay away and mentally sharp that long?

Tips? Tricks? Thoughts?