As I mentioned, I did race support for one of my friends in the Overlander 50k this Sunday. It was a different experience being at a race in role of coach instead of athlete. I did not like not racing. Being at the start and not starting had me gritting my teeth. It would be ridiculous to do a long distance race at this point in the season but it's still hard to be at a race and not start.

It was interesting to experience a race from the other side of the v-boards. I think doing race support is more stressful than racing. I was worried that I'd miss feeds, hand my athlete an empty bottle or miscount laps (there were five) and leave before the last lap. I didn't mess up and it was pretty fun to be out there cheering for people. Especially since they really didn't expect to have spectators so people were a little surprised to see me standing on the side of the trail. I like cheering at races where people smile back and say hi as they go by. It was also sweet to see Cyrus race... it's always fun to see a cyberfriend in real life!