Yesterday was the 50th Anniversary Sam Costa half marathon. Years ago (maybe 2011) Costa was the first half I ran that had a tight (for me at the time) time limit - 3:00. I ran 2:57 and finished last that year. I have run Costa every year since except when I was in Dallas for RRCA and last year when I was tapering for Carmel full (still volunteered). This course is pretty tough and the weather has been everything. Hot, cold, snowing, raining, perfect. Yesterday was perfect if a tad chilly. I wore a baselayer that I had only gotten this week and test ran on Thursday under my singlet. I also had a fuel belt since I was wearing the capris that don't have pockets. Needed a beanie and gloves, but also sunglasses. Friday night I didn't really have a great opportunity to eat right with leading the upstairs effort at setup even though I had ordered the food. The fruit bowl wasn't in the order and that was going to be my primary carb source even though it is a faster carb than