Yesterday I woke up to the news of Chris Cornell's passing. My first instinct was to think that this couldn't be real, but my Facebook timeline was littered with several pages reporting that he has died. His importance to my musical growth cannot be understated.

If you've been following my last few posts leading up to this race, I am RELIEVED that it is all over. With all the injuries and struggles I've had this season, I was afraid I was going to struggle (even more than usual) to finish this race, or even end up hurting myself.