Week 16 - The Expo - Day 111 of 112

How indeed

Got up early and tested the Hr and was surprised at the fact that it was at a very low resting HR of 43. This has given me a boost in the lead up to tomorrows race. Does this mean that I have not lost too much fitness. The resting HR is just an indicator however. My concern is that I have not run longer than 10 miles in the last 5 weeks and have run at a pace not better than 8 minute miles. The adage of train slow to run slow is always banging away at my head. I have decided to have another days rest and store everything for the marathon tomorrow. 

Power Bar man

 Weekend forecast has changed and it looks good tomorrow up until lunchtime when some rain is forecast. I should have finished by just after 1pm if things go well tomorrow.

How indeed Off to the expo now and on to the DLR. It is an amazing place at Canary Wharf. The amount of money that has been spent in this particular area of London is astonishing. It just oozes the stuff. There is also a distinct lack of litter and the place is spotless. Great moment as we travelled on to the Expo when a lady chav came onto the DLR shouting off into her mobile completely oblivious to who was     listening "I don't want to get chicken pox of him...." The looks from my fellow passengers was priceless. 

At the Expo

The course

Not so impressed with the Expo. I have now been to a number of these Expos and I think that the Americans are the ones who do these things best. There were very few freebies and it just seemed like another excuse for one of the major shoe manufacturers to fleece you for your hard earned on things that you do not really need. there is also an air of the Christmas sale of the place and I am sure that there were people returning home after the Expo trying to fathom why they had just bought 4 pairs of Virgin monogrammed "Y" fronts. I decided to wait to see what the race T shirt was like before deciding to splash out on more technical gear. The two best parts were the wall "How will you get through it" and the "Power Bar" man. The wall was an opportunity for you to write a message of motivation for the race and the Power Bar man was a man dressed in a running outfit and standing like a statue then surprising passers by. It is all very childish but appeals to my sense of humour. Some of the reactions were priceless. Bit disappointed that there were no series of talks laid on by experts as there had been in Boston. I cannot really grumble seeing that I got into the race on the back of a good for age time at a reduced cost of £30 or so.

Big day tomorrow. I have fed well and rested well. Lets hope for a good run tomorrow and that my legs hold up to the coming onslaught. Bring it in!

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