My experience with humidity is limited In the summer we often have single digit days, but this summer has been more moist than normal. What that means is that instead of being 7%, it's 30%. Waaaah, the sweat is not evaporating immediately! I would DIE running where you ladies do.

I am going to TN in the fall to do a race with a buddy there and I am worried about 2 things: (1) yes, humidity and (2) bugs. I have never run in the east before. Should be interesting. Might need to find a sauna to use for a month beforehand.

Tahoe is next week. Training this week has been weird. I have no problem embracing taper; that's not the issue. I just feel wiped out. I need to try to get more sleep this week. And drink a ton of water. And chill out about it. When I did this event in 2013, it did not go well. My dad had passed away about a week before the race (I wasn't sure I was even going to be able to run, but my ma put me on a plane to Reno) and then it was much hotter than normal. The result was a complete and total meltdown, my most spectacular meltdown ever. So I am nervous about it, to say the least. I'd say I was motivated to kill it before this week, but I just feel blah physically and mentally (standard mid-life existential crises not really related to running). I am hoping I can find a happy place this week. We leave on Thursday and the race is on Saturday.

Wish me luck. I need it.