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Post Comrades Monday mmm... I believe that's breakfast at the Casino, a little dip in the sea and then lunch at "something" Joe's'?? Carmen, SD, help me out here.

After that it's to the airport for a short hop to JHB, then on SAA234 to Heathrow.

I'll be at the Expo at 2'ish Friday afternoon. It is always a good gathering and we can end up chatting away for hours.

I arrive Saturday..................the week before . But I'm probably the only one going back on the Monday .

Anybody doing Bewl water I'll be there at registration and the finish - will probably be wearing last years yellow Comrades top. Would be good to catch up with anybody going out this year.

Thursday evening, Friday Expo, Sunday Finishers, Monday breakfast and lunch for me .

Martin and SD, baggage area at 9am it is.

GN, you will give the novices a heart attack with that profile! It is not in scale, the hills are not nearly as bad as it makes them look .

Regarding distance and long runs, I will be attempting to obtain my green number on about half the mileage I usually do from the start of the year. I have had a multitude of injuries, and now topping it all off with bronchitis. So far this year I have run one 52km, and four 42km's. I am planning on doing MK this weekend (probably near maximum marathon pace), and then Halstead the following weekend at Comrades pace. That is then 3 weeks out which I consider the absolute minimum to recover from marathon distance. I certainly wouldn't go any further that weekend, and definately not a back to back.

Remember, it is always better to be undertrained than injured or tired - see you all on the road.