Today was my last day of tuning up before I head off to Philly. I did a 30min trail run with Dot (dog). I thought it would be neat to compare and contrast my day with Jake’s. So here goes.

I’m going to be away for two weeks on this stretch. Hopefully I won’t lose the plot like I did last time.

As an aside, today’s stage in the Giro happened on year to the day that I was in Mono, on the backside of the Passo Mortirolo. And the stage today went right through the town we were in and past our hotel. Here’s some photos from last year in Italy: