It's hard to believe that this is my last night in New Zealand. While I am headed home tomorrow, the work is not yet done! My last 2k test is tomorrow afternoon. Afterwards I'll be flying to Auckland, Los Angeles and eventually back home to Philadelphia.

Last night, I met Dr. Miles Wislang who is staying at the same bed and breakfast as us. He is lecturing at the University of Otago, and he proposed that some of us meet his friend and former teacher Dr. Martin Pollock who is a neuroscience researcher at the University. Dr. Pollock talked to us about his research in Creutzfeld Jacob disease, which is a rare disease that quickly destroys cognitive function.

In the afternoon, I practiced starts and settling into my race pace rhythm. To clear out any accumulated lactic acid, I went outside and stuck my legs underwater for a little bit. Now I feel ready to test tomorrow.