Excellent advice. Dayrunner's post stands out. +1 to his post and +1 to Gentile's.
I think, Thom, that you just have some pre-race nerves. Happens all the time, especially before a barefoot, untested, distance. Your injuries should be healed in time.
The blisters do indicate some problem. I would suspect pushing the pace a little to hard. You still have time for some shorter, experimental runs. See how your form feels at a 15-30 second slower pace.
Another question is the back up plan. Running with backups is fine, but what have you been running with? The trail shoes might not be a good choice for a road race, the VFF's you have just used in the gym. How do you plan to carry backups? Carrying shoes in your hands is a pain, strapping them to a belt is a pain. I use sandals in a camelbak, but for a half, that's kind of a pain. My back-ups for the marathon was going to be socks in my back pocket, but now my heel injury has me rethinking everything.
I hope this helps and not added to the nerves. I look forward to seeing you there.
I think, Thom, that you just have some pre-race nerves. Happens all the time, especially before a barefoot, untested, distance. Your injuries should be healed in time.
The blisters do indicate some problem. I would suspect pushing the pace a little to hard. You still have time for some shorter, experimental runs. See how your form feels at a 15-30 second slower pace.
Another question is the back up plan. Running with backups is fine, but what have you been running with? The trail shoes might not be a good choice for a road race, the VFF's you have just used in the gym. How do you plan to carry backups? Carrying shoes in your hands is a pain, strapping them to a belt is a pain. I use sandals in a camelbak, but for a half, that's kind of a pain. My back-ups for the marathon was going to be socks in my back pocket, but now my heel injury has me rethinking everything.
I hope this helps and not added to the nerves. I look forward to seeing you there.