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Good luck everyone and ENJOY it!
God is anyone else sick to death of eating! Can't wait til I can just eat what I fancy afterwards!
Good Luck
Re: lavender - think I might avoid it just in case f some freak allergic reaction to it! Yeah I am going a bit OTT! I had to pull out last year so not this year I hope!
Laura - I think I remember reading there were 2 showers at certain mileages which I cant remember. I might be wrong about this.
Will anyone be running the day before at all?
Read a book on accounting or something similar.
No offence to accountants intended!
I too am v nervous, sick of eating,have hardly run for a fortnight (only 4 miles over the weekend)BUT....so excited actually!!
Tried out my vest yesterday that I made with transfers,,bit embarrising running past the local pub with everyone shouting my name but hey - I guess we better get used to it!
We must all come back to this thred next week with our stories but, for now, take a look at what has been posted on another thread...made me cry (oh there is going to be A LOT of that on Sunday I suspect!!!)
Thousands more started a training programme but never finished. They started with the same enthusiasm (or more than) you. They started with more or less the same physical gifts or disadvantages as you did. They had no more and no less reason to be successful than you.
But somewhere along the way, they lost that enthusiasm. Somewhere on the road or on the track or treadmill, they decided that the rewards just weren't worth the effort. They decided that they could live without finding their limits, without challeging their expectations of themselves and without taking a hard look at their image of themselves.
You didn't. If you're standing at the Start Line, you've not only accepted the challenge, but you've also beaten back the demons. You've conquered your imagination and self-imposed limitations. You/ve gone further, got stronger and become tougher than you ever imagined."
Gossy - that's lovely, choked me up too!
Don't do whatever I did last night as I hardly slept a jot - I'm nearly falling asleep at my desk as we speak.
Seriously though, I keep a pad and pen by my bed and whenever a thought crops up I write it down so its logged, then forget about it. I find it can help me sleep.
I did 12 miles on Saturday and felt good, I'll do a gentle session tomorrow night then that's it. Collecting my number on Wednesday. Staying at the Holiday Inn at Dartford Saturday night if anyone else is!
Anyone else experiencing this?
Tom - that's a great idea bout the note next to your bed, as that's what stops you from sleeping!
How to tie a shoelace
just think this time next week we will be recounting our marathon stories fingers crossed they're good ones!!
Yes I've read a lot of the stories on here, they really are amazing don't they, you get so choked up reading them and they make you even more determined to do it yourself. I had osteo last night so legs are feeling good. And I just got terribly terribly excited afterwards, was jumping round the kitchen with a big smile on my face. I'm still feeling excited today - we are going to run the marathon!
I read the marathon magazine again last night ... mixed feelings of excitement and trepidation!
Got the mara magazine with me today to read. Going to make sure i read through it and go through the course every day to keep strong in the head and try and keep that excitement there.
Anyone going in fancy dress?
It is a fine mist rather than a full on shower though