i'm gonna eat these for breakfast

Here is the elevation chart for HM #2 tomorrow:

Notice, the first 8mi are pretty much all uphill.  Whoa, baby.  A friend, Jocelyn, told me once (and it's been my mantra ever since) "the hill is your friend, the hill is your friend."  And while I prefer running uphill to downhill, this looks challenging.  Hopefully, the first 8mi of this race will be kind and indeed, friendly to me.