One month from now I should be relaxing in Placer High School’s field after a good hard run and not to mention long run of the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run.  I’m feeling good about that.  I’ve had some very encouraging long endurance events this Spring, not to mention my experience in running difficult trail 100s since 2006, that tell me I’m ready for this challenge.  But I do wish I was in better shape.  Isn’t that always the case?  But yes, when I started this process, mailing my first application for the race in 2006, I imagined that heading in to WS100 I would be in the best shape of my life.  I have to confess that this is not the case.  I’m pleased with my fitness but I have not had the singular focus it takes to feel I’m at my best.  As evident by my radio silence here at Distance Minimally, my running life has had to take a bit of a back seat lately to, well, life.  But no more!  As race day approaches I’ll be focusing on what it takes to be all I can be as I toe the line in Squaw Valley in 30 days.