The day before I had to go to an exhibition in order to pick my race day kit – including my race number to pin onto my vest (9393 in case you’re interested), a timing chip to wear around my ankle and some other bits and pieces.

The rest of the exhibition was mainly devoted to charities and other marathons. At the exit I got two free potatoes from the marathons’ main sponsor (Albert Bartlett, grower of root vegetables) – great carbs! After that we went back to our hotel and found somewhere to eat.

This week I’m doing my final preparations. Basically this involves eating lots of high-carb foods like pasta, rice and potatoes. I’ve been eating so many potatoes recently that I’m starting to get a bit sick of them. They are, however, the best food for marathon runners apparently, because they’ve got so much carbohydrate in a form which can be easily broken down by the body and converted into energy.

I’m not entirely sure how I should expect to feel on Monday (the day after the marathon) but I can be pretty sure it will involve feeling pretty exhausted.