I'm doing Amsterdam marathon on Sunday and am feeling incredibly anxious about it despite it being my 6th marathon. I am anxious that I have not done enough training as I missed most of August with injury (still managed 2 twenty milers in September and was running 50 miles per week prior to the injury), I have had two phantom injuries during the taper meaning I have probably rested more than is ideal, have developed a nasty blister under my little toe which I am worried will cause problems, finally I have to catch a very early flight on the day before the race so am worried I will not sleep enough before the race and be too tired on the Sunday! I have seriously considered dropping out a couple of times and was looking for some advice/ reassurance on how to manage these last few days? Think I'm feeling particularly bad this time as a felt in line for a pb a few weeks back and am worried I have thrown the opportunity away also don't want to waste all that time and money travelling to Amsterdam to not race well.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Take it easy when you get there on Saturday. Time permitting, I always like to do an open-top bus tour of the city. That way you get to see the sights but you're also sat on your arse not wasting energy.