To all the folks worried about the weather before their race:

If you are running River Bank tomorrow, then you’ve trained in worse weather than you’ll see on Saturday. Don’t worry about it. Even if you did all your training on the treadmill (I hope no one did this), you’ll be mentally tougher than a little rain. Besides, there’s nothing you can do about the weather. Why waste energy freaking out?

I stumbled upon Fasil Bizuneh’s blog this week, and I really like his thoughts on race preparation. He believes he can draw on the universal mind to improve his preparations and performance on race day. No matter what you think about that, his instructions on mental rehearsal and preparation are worth a read.

It’s also really cool to read an elite’s thoughts before a race that you’ll be joining him in running. He may be winning River Bank when you’re still struggling up on of the hills, but you’ll still be on the same course.

So, to all you racers out there, good luck. Enjoy the weather, whatever it is. I’ll be waiting to hear how your race went; stop in to Gazelle on Sunday and tell me all about it.