Butterflies.......

As we had an evening out last night celebrating Mrs G's 40th birthday, we decided to forego the usual early morning walk & so set off this evening for the final 6 miler as Tuesday & Thursday's walks are just 4 miles each. It was a very warm 20 degrees, even at 7.30! We stepped it out nicely, even though it was so warm. We certainly had lots to talk about with the big night only being 6 days away!
I still can't quite believe that it is so close now & that this time next week it will all be over. I have to say that the butterflies are beginning...
Last night also marked the final alcohol to pass my lips until after the big night. I will not even have a Guinness.....but to be honest, I have found that I have naturally cut down on my alcohol intake (not that it was excessive, honest!) since we have been walking further distances, so I am sure that it will be easy not to have any this week. We have taken our training seriously after all, as 26.2 miles is certainly no walk in the park as I know only too well.
However, having said that, I am looking forward to that first cold pint........
I have also started the final week's eating plan....lots of carbohydrates, eating every 2-3 hours & drinking lots of water. I am going to try to get some extra sleep as well (says she, sitting typing at 11.15pm) as I think I will have trouble sleeping on Friday night...nerves, excitement & PANIC!!!!!
Tuesday's walk will see us walking those 4 miles in our decorated bras to make sure that they are completely comfortable. I am a bit nervous about that which is a bit silly I know. It's one thing to be among 15,000 others walking just in bras, but a completely different thing to be two women walking round Felixstowe in bras...
Maybe I am just a shy girl at heart really (!) but I should remember that when my bra arrived, I did say I would be loud & proud....no going back on that now...so.....bring it on!!
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ps. It is estimated that there are approximately 172,000 women alive today who were first diagnosed with breast cancer at least ten years ago...that's me included... So do please try to pass this on to get people to sponsor me so that we can keep that figure rising through improved research & treatment of this terrible disease.
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