Turning left after Tower Bridge! by keenbean

OMG so....suddenly it all seems to be very real. 

• My FLM number has arrived - Red start.
• The final part of my green fairy outfit arrived in the post today - hard to source but found some green leggings eventually.
• The green fairy will get an outting to Reading this Sunday! Primarily to see if I can isolate / identify any chaffing...
• Practicing starting slowly (harder than I thought it would be); and
• Practicing hydration - specifically replenishing carbs.

Anything I have forgotten?!

Oh yes - THE CLOCKS GO BACK THIS WEEKEND - must remember, otherwise I'll be an hour late starting!

Hope everyone is well?

Why is it that I am never captured on film when running in a race. 

I know most people (including me too - under normal conditions) would be over the moon not to be caught on camera - but I am beginning to wonder whether I am breaking lenses?!!!!

Where is the proof that I ran this race!!  Yes I have a finish time but no real proof.  For that reason I will stay as a jelly baby on my profile picture.

(Yes that will be the end of my ranting for this evening!!)

Yes that is me. 

Last week I was 'moaning' about the hail hitting my face whilst I was in the middle of my 18 mile run... one minute it was bright but cold and the park was full of families having a fun day out; the next the park was deserted and I found myself talking myself saying 'ow' at the persistant hail!

This weekend saw me melting in the 15 degrees heat whilst running in Bath.  I know that is not that hot but relative to the rest of my training (bitter cold, rain, hail, wind, snow) it is boiling! 

Obviously the weather cannot win or I need to get better at reading it :-)  Dare I say that I am hoping that it is not too hot on the BIG day.  Though if it is - I must remember to wear a cap - though this may interfere with my fairy antenna (they do have them don't they?!)

So who would have thought that the added pressure of running on a given day, at a given time with a mere other 14,999 people would add so many nerves into the mix?!  Not sure how it can be avoided, other than telling myself that I have done this before and that when the 'gun' goes - it is just the same as any other (training) run.  Plus of course ensuring you have everything ready the day before... including the mandatory safety pins.