mac, this is not directed at you specifically, but rather to all of the kids who seem to think that getting the latest scuttlebutt about the course will ensure their success.
I would reread "A Message to Garcia", and worry less about the sequence of the events, or how many days they might be, or what was added or dropped, and more about setting my mind to the task immediately at hand, no matter what it might be, while making sure that I was in the best mental and physical condition possible.
At some point in the SFQC (as in life), knowledge of the course ahead will not sustain you, but indomitable human spirit and refusal to quit will.
Best of luck.
TR
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