Everest marathon 29th November

Today we had a slow slow walk back up to Gorak Shep where we would be staying the night before the race. Beforehand we had to see one of the doctors for a medical check which we both passed. Our O2 saturation and pulse were fine. We then had a kit inspection which caused a few problems for some of the runners and they ended borrowing kit from others. After this we were issued with our numbers. I was number 3 and Menai was 27. It was quite useful to remind ourselves of the route and pick out faster paths.  We got to Gorak Shep at about 11:30 and settled into our rooms in not a great lodge but our porters provided a good lunch. In the afternoon we got our kit ready for the race as there was a practice start at 3.30. We took a couple of staged shots in our running gear before the practice start.  This was a bit of a chaotic affair with the Nepali runners jumping the gun. The BBC wanted some shots of Mira Rai at the start so we had to stage quite a few starts for them.  Then we had a long afternoon and evening of waiting. The Race starts at 6.30 in the morning with a very early start for breakfast.  We slept in our race gear. We both had a pretty awful night with me getting a headache from the altitude.