Preparing for a small war

Into the final week and it is all about resting and preparing. I am looking forward to the rest of this week where the name of the game is to feed my face (technical term is carbo-load) which I should be quite good at.

Every day the Met Office forecast changes and it has been sounding better, but with some uncertainty. The current forecast is

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Dry, sunny and warm on Wednesday. Cloudier with occasional rain and showers during Thursday, before becoming brighter again on Friday, though turning cooler.

UK Outlook for Friday 24 Sep 2010 to Sunday 3 Oct 2010:

Outbreaks of rain are likely to affect the UK on Friday but become mainly confined to eastern England and Scotland, while western areas become drier and brighter. It will feel cold, especially in the east and northeast where it will be rather windy. Indications are that the weather will become more settled during the last weekend of September with most places seeing dry and bright conditions. Daytime temperatures are likely to recover to near normal but it will feel chilly at night with a chance of patchy frost in rural locations. Towards the end of September there are signs of a return to more unsettled weather with wind and rain in the northwest gradually extending further south and east by the start of October. Temperatures will tend to be near-normal.

Not quite cool, with a gentle breeze and clear skies, but looks OK. Things can change, but there is no mention of gales or heavy rain which there was 5 days ago.

Last motivational coffee and cake with Coach Jon today.

I have done a little running, 1000ft of hill reps, 7 miles and 2 miles on the flat. Also a "how fast can I run a mile while waiting for children at Gymnastics", answer is very slow, just over 7 minutes, though there was a head wind. Still a bit tired from the Peris Horseshoe which I very much hope disappears before Friday.