November - Crunch Month

[El Gordo]

Well done MLCM; great news about the knees holding up. Descents in those conditions are testing, so it looks like you're all set.

Hope the beer fridge wasn't empty when you got home.

One word of caution. Bear in mind that improvements in fitness are said not to happen until 2-3 weeks after the exertion, and you need to give your body some down time leading up to the race. Hence the usual 3 week taper of marathon runners. By all means work on your speed, it will help your confidence, but give yourself a good week of rest before the race i.e. exercise gently just to keep loose. Nothing you can do in that final week will make you perform better other than rest and eating properly.

I'll say nothing about beer before a race. Sweder and I don't see eye to eye on that one.