November - Crunch Month

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

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

Don't you worry about that - MLCM's beer fridge is always on duty.

As regards tapers and pre-race beers; well I'd planned a one-week taper, which I think will be sufficient, and given the severity of the race I shall abstain for a couple of days prior to the event. I'm saving three or four special beers for post-race celebration - that should keep me focussed and relatively sober during the all-important lead up.

In theory, anyway.

Speed training over the next couple of weeks is really just polishing off what I've already done. So it may or may not produce a noticeable improvement by race time. I'm really not too concerned about it. No matter what work I do, I am going to be well down in the field anyhow, I would just like to think I've put in a fair effort.

Which to date I think I have