Hydrate!

What Not to do the First Day of the Marathon Clinic:

• eat pretzels and drink Vault Zero all day in order to stay awake
• not sleep for 36 hours
• start drinking water 1/2 hour before the run while sitting in traffic
• forget to go pee before heading out
• wear a 10 year old sports bra
• go counter-clockwise around Lake Calhoun as the sun is setting

Luckily, it is rare that I'll make the same mistake twice. In the future, if anyone sees me drinking anything other than water, you have my permission to smack the back of my head and remind me about Day 1 of the Marathon Clinic.

Sheesh.

Press on.