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GoGirl,

I'm heading for Canberra. Accommodation is booked, but I haven't entered the race yet (on the basis that the hotel can be cancelled, but the race is no-refund - I'm totally committed, but there's always the chance that I could get injured).

Wobbly,

Putting aside all the "I just want to finish..." stuff, I had set my goals as;

• 4 hours is acceptable
• 3:45-3:50 is really happy
• 3:30 is ecstatic zone :-)

On the basis of my 1/2M time, McMillian predicts 3:32, but of course that assumes best possible training & experience at the distance, etc. Hence the 3:45-3:50 as a realistic goal. However, I found out recently that a runner whom I really respect (and who's faster then me over all distances at least up to the half) has only once got below 4 hours, so I'm starting to think that "just finishing" is now my "acceptable" goal...

I have a large whiteboard next to my PC. Across the top are the numbers 18 down to zero, below that are the dates of the end of each of those weeks (zero = 9th Apr), below that are the distances for each week, below that are various races (SMC, CR5k, etc) to help with my planning, and below that is a line I stole from 2P's website - When you have exhausted all you can do, all that is left to do is NOT QUIT.

sfG