No - not the music they play for dead soldiers - the last one before The Big One

Its Friday night - the first Friday night in about 12 years that I haven't been accompanied by at least one glass of wine... Feel strangely euphoric, a bit dizzy, but a lot calmer than I did this time last night. The bag is packed and I'm ready to go - we're gonna get up early tomorrow, head down to the Expo and then its all going to happen.... all left to do is get my number, check in to the hotel, eat more pasta (yum yum - spot the sarcasm), and buy some milk for my pre-race Weetabix. Oh and try and not vomit with nerves and at least get some sleep before trying to run for 6 hours. Am I bonkers??

A very emotional few days - but I'm comforted by my nearest and dearest also being a bit emotional. Know I'm going to be a dribbling mess come Sunday....... Think that its because, for me, there's so many reasons I'm running this race, for Carol, Mum, Auntie Doreen, Barbara, for me, and all the other lovelies around me. The Bloke marched me into Tesco after we'd had tea with my Dad - he bought a botle of champagne and a lottery ticket with my running number and the date of the marathon - hope that 40,000 other people haven't also done a similar thing otherwise we'll all be sharing! I was very touched, though, he seems as excited as me - wore his Lymphoma Association t-shirt to work all day today, drumming up yet more sponsorship.

Very excited, but also quite tired now so going to go and relax with a cup of tea, in my pyjamas. Keep looking at the garden - realise I'm already starting to look beyond the marathon and think about what plants I can put in on Sundays, instead of having to get up in icy weather and run for three hours!

Good luck, all - thank you for your support - I'll see you there (and then on the other side!)

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