The preparation is done the pain starts tomorrow

Well there is no more preparation to be done.

Maps are ready. One for the minibus to meet us 22 times en route and two maps for the path itself.

I have gathered all the things I think I might need as fuel for the running.  This includes: gels, cake, nuts, cereal bars, our own home made running bars, peanuts and electrolyte tablets.  Quite impressed even if I do say myself.

Then all the kit for 5 days running is packed in a small bag.  The two pairs of Hokas take up most of the space.

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Running Offa's Dyke 1-5 June

So with less than four weeks to go the realization has set in that I have signed up to run 180 (288k) miles and climb more than 27,000' (8,300m) over five days along the Offa's Dyke footpath.  Menai and I walked it last year and the terrain is tough i.e. A lot of up and down.  I am running with fifteen other members of Denbigh Harriers ranging in age from twenty-five to sixty-something. Other Denbigh Harriers are intending to join in for support on the route - we will need it. Having  asked for sponsorship last year for the Gurkha Welfare Trust I am all too conscious of charity fatigue so please don't feel obliged to sponsor me but please share this with others. However the cause is close to my heart (no pun intended) as we are trying to buy some defibrillators for the British Red Cross in North Wales. The group target is £10,000 and we have £2,000 so far. The British Red Cross support sporting events across the region and do great work saving lives. This is a personal fund raising challenge for me as my own father died at the tender age of 67 from a heart attack in the  high street.   There was an off duty policeman who immediately gave CPR but without a defibrillator there was not much chance of reviving him. Apparently they really do make a difference.
So if you can find it in you to support us please do.

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