Am I totally screwed or what?

take care of the knee - ice, nsaids.

any training you do now is not really going to make a difference race day

go have a great race.

Laying so at the end of October, who does that, how is that possible.  Oh, California, I see.

You will be fine. Take it easy, maybe do some swimming if you can do that so you at least feel like you are doing something.  Give the knee and calf a break, maybe see a massage therapist to work your knots out.  I don't know much about that type of stuff but if your thigh muscle and calf are tight it might just automatically screw up your knee.

Good luck and have fun at the race!

Yeah, my goal is to cross the finish line under my own power, preferably before the full finishers start coming in.

I hope my sod doesn't die!!!  It looks good so far.  We put in sprinklers and it gets watered every morning.  We're 11 miles or so from the ocean with no mountains in between, so it is very mild here.  My primary challenge is keeping the dog off of it for the next couple weeks.

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