7 days to go and everything that can be done is done and now it's about getting the legs and body ready for a pounding!
This last week I've been doing less running but trying to keep myself sharp.
On Thursday I did a 4x800 session just to keep the legs spinning and keep the feel for running fast. That was a good session although it was done in the worst of the pollution.
Friday evening I did a 2 x 2mile session at marathon pace. That's somewhere around 7:45 pace. It was fine and apart from getting chased by a couple of dogs a pleasant run in St Albans.
After a rest day on Saturday it was time for the last long run. I ran with David for about 11 miles at around 8:30 pace with a couple of faster miles added in.
Now it's all about easy, recovery runs, no longer than 4 miles with the odd marathon pace effort. My plan is to run 3-4 miles Monday & Tuesday, rest on wednesday & thursday, a short 2-3 miles in Friday and 1-2miles on Saturday.
I've hit my target weight of 80kg and should hold that until race day as long as I stay off the cakes.
I won't be doing anything different with my diet this week and no special carb loading on Saturday. I've been pleased with my energy levels on long runs so no need for any drastic changes.
I will be taking a few gels with me on the run though. I know the places I'll need a boost and will take on a gel as I approach the Isle of Dogs and come out of Canary Wharf. I've been off caffeine since early January and at least one of the gels will be full of caffeine so I should fly!!
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