So what's ready:
Training- done- missed some sessions and on balance upto 100 miles short of what the plan said, most of which was necessary, I think no more than 25 miles missed due to laziness.
Kit- all laid out and tested, I even painted my nails to match the rest of the kit. Must remember Vaseline and inhaler- really need to remember inhaler!
Drinks/ nutrition: all ready- bottles labelled, chia seeds added- if the drinks being posted on the course facility is full, I have no backup unfortunately, so I really hope it's not full.
Cheer squad: mum and fiancé are planning to come, but not told me where they're planning to be, so to keep my race mind from driving me crazy will probably have to work on the assumption I won't see them. Other people's cheerers will be where the race organisers suggest, so at least they will be looking out for me. Someone else I met on a forum will be manning the last drinks station and is also looking out for me, so yup, cheering sorted
Mental prep: not done enough positive visualisation and prep for that no mans land part miles 13-20- about to re-read an article on it so should be sorted by the morning.
This race means a lot to me, whilst I don't want to become too emotionally attached to the time, I am emotionally attached to the outcome of this race. It's my first marathon since I set the goal of qualifying for Boston, and the result will somehow tell me if my body is capable of responding to sensible training by giving faster times. This is almost like gcses on the way to getting into my chosen university in importance, and has a similar lead time in fact.
As one of my friends on the forums says'trust in the training'. And another says 'don't be shit!'
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