London 2011 here I come - hopefully! by karobinson

Can't believe there are only two nights left, I hope I sleep better tonight.  I'm at that age where I hardly ever get an unbroken nights sleep, usually because I have to get up for a wee & I almost always seem to wake up early even at the weekends, grrrr!  I just know I won't sleep well Saturday night, but at least I won't have any problems getting up, I'll already be awake!

Went for my last threshold run on Tuesday, it was a beautiful evening.  I went out on my own & headed towards Fleet pond on the disued bit of roadway.  The aim was for 2 x 5 min thresholds with 60s recovery.  I thought the stretch of tarmac would be long enough for a 5 min run, it probably would have been if I was slower, so I ended up runing on the uneven, stony track for about  third of it, before turning around & heading back home.

Wednesday I met up with the Bridge Club at the canal & did the loop around Tundry Pond without the twiddly bits - about 2.8 miles in about 40 min (didn't bother with my Garmin).  Felt great, really fresh.  Should only have been 30 mins, but I didn't think it would matter that much.

Met up with Anita at Waterloo station today to go to the Expo.  Both of us are really nervous & having kittens.  I enjoyed looking round all the stands & was really surprised to see my picture on the charity wall at the big Adidas stand near the entrance!  It was taken at the Reading half & I had written a few words about my charity which are printed for all to see too.  Made use of the massage to try to relax my neck & shoulders which have seemed quite tense during my long runs recently.  Probably because I'm always looking down trying to avoid stones on the canal towpath!  Also bought a new sport bra & sun visor & no I'm not wearing my new bra on Sunday, but may try out the visor.  Lots of goodies being given away & came away with a pair of sunglasses from Sweatshop & a drinks bottle from the New Balance stand. 

Have a 10 min run scheduled for tomorrow, but can I be bothered?  It hardly seems worth putting on my running kit.

Now I've just got to sort out what kit I'm taking & make sure I've charged my Garmin, phone & camera for the start.

This is my last post before the big day, so good luck to everyone & pace yourselves.  I'll be in the blue start & my runner number is 20194.  The funny thing is, my Reading half number was 20594, I hope that's a good omen!

Happy running!

Karen