Or as ready as I can be. I did everything I could according to my schedule and physical abilities (training drop outs due to the right ankle and left calf troubles). I actually got really nervous yesterday evening, could not fall asleep and had crazy dreams. Today was a great day though. Got up early, had breakfast and headed for the pre-race tune up run. Which is more of stretching, drills, form etc. and then 2 km at race pace (approx. 9:10 min/mile). I went too fast, so my biggest goal for tomorrow is not going out too fast! I also tried all the gear and finalized the clothing choices :) (sneaky preview bellow)
After quick tuna salad sandwich lunch I went for the bloggers' meet up organized by the Hungry Runner Girl. Picked up my team t-shirt, it now has my name and the website in hot pink on it :) Stopped by at home to discuss the fan club strategy with Lada and headed off for the team meeting. There I finally met with Christel from the Silly Girl Running and discussed the details for tomorrow morning. Got my now already traditional pasta - chicken - zucchini combo ready. Laid out all the gear and now I am ready to sleep. Go to the official race site to follow us on the route. I am starting with the 2nd wave at 10:10 am US Eastern time = 4:10 pm European time and it should take me about 4 hours.
It will be not easy to stay cool...but it is really importent to not run so fast, as people around You ...
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(nice skirt;) )
Michal
Myslíme na tebe, ty to dáš :-)
ReplyDeleteKrasny tricko! Budu na Tebe myslet! Drzim palce, at se Ti to podari tak, jak sis to vysnila!! Testoviny vypadaji vazne skvele! Je nejaky duvod proc zrovna tahle kombinace /z vyzivoveho hlediska/ nebo Ti proste jen chutnaji :-)
ReplyDeleteMichal: Thank you for all the support!
ReplyDeleteJituš: Dííík moc! :D :D :D
Blondýna: Taky děkuju, ještě ležím, ale už jdu pomalu na to. Ty těstoviny, to už je trochu tradice, začalo to před půlmaratonem s mojí sestřičkou v Olomouci. Těstoviny = sacharidy, to je jasný. No a ten zbytek je tam spíš na chuť a je vybrán tak, aby co nejmíň "uškodil", takže kuře jako nízkotučný protein a cuketa jako zelenina, co neuškodí, žádná zbytečná vláknina a tak. No a před Nike jsme to papaly taky a teď už je to tradice ;-) Hlavně je důležité jíst něco, co má člověk vyzkoušené a na co je zvyklý ... Jdu na to!
Ja mam obvykle testoviny /to je asi bezcova klasika :-)/ s tunakem a rajcatovou omackou :-)) Cuketa je zajimava i jako zdroj tekutin... zkusim nekdy priste! Tak drzim palce!!! Tes se NYC, ruzova se chysta ovladnout Te :-))))
ReplyDeleteA povedlo se! :-)))
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