Distance: 9.0km/ 5.6miles
Altitude: 35m/ 115ft
Temp: 22°C/ 36°F
Weather: Warm and Humid
After the cool of Inverness the forecasts for a warm weekend in London are scary, anything up to 25°C (77°F) which is a bit warm for marathon running. We took the sleeper down from Inverness last night (very pleasant), headed over to Docklands to find my race pack and took the train down to Croydon to meet up with our friend and host Eric before traveling out to the southwest of London for a hash run.
The day is humid and I am careful to take the running easy, the drinking regular and the beer to the absolute minimum. We arrive a little late but soon pick up the trail and immediately meet a friend at the back of the pack who is just getting back to running after the birth of her baby. This is just the right pace for me and I keep a relaxed pace for the rest of a pleasant country run.
After the run we spend an afternoon sitting out and basking in what passes for warm weather if you live in the far north, while I sup plenty of fresh orange and lemonade. Then it's back to Eric's for the pre-race routine (check clothing, check clothing again, check instructions, recheck instructions etc.) and my favorite pre-race meal of spaghetti in cheese sauce with peas, washed down with home made isotonic drink (litre of herb tea with 3 tsp salt and 3 tbsp sugar).
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