Ecclesiastes 9:11 -I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all.

Unfortunately, the race will likely go to the swift in this case. Not much better this morning on the run, 45 minutes instead of 46. Short run ahead on Friday, then nothing until Sunday. We'll see how it pans out. It is quite a handicap for me that the winner will likely be a very skinny individual, where those of us who are built a bit more diesel on the frame will struggle. My opinion is that we need to insert a 1/4 mile section of the race that is more like this (sorry for the poor quality):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-khh-fPAiU