three days to go...

well it's three days to go now, and last minute preparation is now limited to 'what-shall-I-pack/ wear/ go without'.
It's too late to train (significantly!), too late to order any last-minute must-have kit, and although a quick pop down to Keswick to pick up essentials is possible, I think I've got just about the entire Cotswold/ George Fisher catalogue in a cupboard somewhere.....

Now all there is to do, is to do it!

Michael arrives tomorrow evening, no doubt we'll have a carbo-loading session with local guru John (did it last year, doing the 100 mile version this year eek!) at the Old Crown, and the inevitable debates about what to take with us, how fast we'll be, which checkpoints to do longer stops at etc.

Friday we'll whizz down to Coniston to register and have our kit checked, then Michael is keen to do a short run on the actual course: whilst I've done the whole thing (in stages) in training, he's not even set eyes on it. Terrain counts for a lot, as does weather....
Speaking of which, the forecast is for patchy cloud, sunshine and showers, and top temp 15C or so with maybe 10-15mph wind. Sounds close to ideal, although I could do without the rain. The last thing we want is glorious sunshine!