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MBNA Chester Marathon 2014
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Safe journey McTamus. Where are you travelling from?
Scottish Borders.
Getting sick of pasta,rice,pots now
Beetroot juice omg 
just want to get running!
gla
Hi susiebe ditto but love the beetroot juice !!!
Lord Boz have you decided which pace group your following ? I've pretty much decided on taking cautious approach and following 4.45
Just 2 more sleeps and then we are off!
Wish I felt hungrier but haven't been at all really. Must be the lower mileage or something. I have been making a big effort to drink lots of water though.
Need to choose something comfy and cosy to wear after the run.
Morning all, didn't sleep too well last night ...expecting more of the same tonight !!
Its a wet start here in Wiltshire, safe journeys to everyone travelling today.
Thanks Heather. Leaving about midday I think. Wishing you a good journey too and a great run. Be confident. You've done your training so trust your body. It won't let you down
Had a dream whilst I was dozing this morning that i was lining up for London marathon amongst the thousands of other runners and I was thinking something wasn't right. Then realised I did not have my race number and chip! So I have now taken race pack out of the cupboard ready to be packed first!
In the past I have forgotten the chip for London!
A great big GOOD LUCK to everyone. Likely to be signing off now as going to pack etc. I'll probably lurk and read other posts on my phone when I'm in Chester.
I'm really looking forward to reading everyones race reports after the event. Have a good run.
Is there anything specific that we need to do once we arrive at the course in the morning. I can't see anything mentioned in the race pack, so I just presume we need to arrive in good time for the 9am start.
Wishing everyone a safe journey and best of luck tomorrow! We'll be just fine.
Pouring with rain in Scotland. About to head off. Already looking forward to my first beer after the race!
Hilly88 - I just asked the same question at Race HQ. There's nothing to do tomorrow morning but turn up and head for the start line.
Good luck to everyone tomorrow! I look forward to hearing your race stories on here.
So nervous now. Open morning at school earlier and barely could answer any parents' questions, was just chugging water and pacing around looking terrified.
Need to be strong and not wimp out.... But the thoughts of last year's injury are now weighing heavily on the mind
good luck everyone, the end is in sight!!!
Hi all, walked down to racecourse earlier nerves kicking in now but sure we will all be fine ! Hope we all sleep well tonight !!
Best of luck to you all tomorrow look forward to hearing how everybody gets on
Similar to RichieP, I'll be running with the 3:30 group and then hoping to stick with them for the full duration, or if not then aiming to finish in front of 3:45 group.
That's the plan anyway, but the main goal is to simply try to enjoy myself.
Had huge pasta meal, watching recorded Bar??a match then going to put my stuff out for tomorrow and crash early.
Hoping to be in Chester and parked by about 7.30am.
Good luck everyone.
Will run with the 4.30 pace group. just been out in Chester for some non alcoholic beers and bowl,of pasta. Butterflies flapping away now at hotel. Dont think i'll sleep much tonight!
Excited about tomorrow and should probably be asleep by now but staying at Mother's and her neighbours seem to be having some kind of party in the back garden. Most uncivilised.
Doing Chester for the second time - first time was 2012 and I actually came dead last
so tomorrow has got to be better than that, right?! 
Good luck all!
Fell asleep at 2am listening to hotel doors bang. Set the alarm for 6:40. Wide awake!
Up before my alarm as well!
Good luck everyone.
Eeeeeeeeee
What a brilliant event. Very well organised, friendly people, excellent pace runners. Spot on the pace, making sure everyone was ok and handing out drinks and gels. I hope the one that fell over is ok. Massage at the end well worth ??5.
Managed to overtake the 3.30 group on a hill at about 17 miles and finished in 3.27.08.
That's it for me. I'm retiring from full marathons. Sticking to the halfs now.
Fantastic day looking forward to Chinese and beer !. I'm really pleased my calf held up reasonably well and managed 3.39. I was ok up until 21 then ran/walked until 22, got a bit of a second wind then. The only thing that pee'd me off a bit was zig zagging through the metric marathon runs who we're walking / talking and paid no attention to anyone trying to get round them! Managed to hold off the cramp for a spring finish!