This is probably it. This is the last post before take off. Maybe, maybe, you might be lucky enough to get a quick update as we set-off for run. So what does the last week have in store for us???
Well, we've heard from reliable sources that have no vested interest in team runs collective happiness, that we are now allowed to rest for a week, and perhaps best of all, we should eat lots and lots of food. After the epic amount of training put in over the past 12 weeks and beyond, we feel we thoroughly deserve this.
It is of course the calm before the storm.
This coming Friday we depart for Nice. We sleep and then drive the running route in reverse, down to Vatican City. We rest on Saturday night before getting up early to attend mass. Well, sort of. We will sneak into the Vatican City at an early hour of the morning, like 7AM, take a team photo and then pow, one member of the team will commence the relay. 714km all the way to Monaco.
We will be napping occasionally on our way. Our accommodation is booked, with the possible exception of Graeme Kirkpatrick's spot around La Spezia somewhere. Graeme assures us he's holding out for the best deal. Is this true??? Possibly. It's also conceivable that Graeme is a mole, hellbent on ensuring the run is not successful. That's a twist in the team run story that no-one saw coming.
AG has been successful in procuring a campsite now near Orbetello. Excellent work AG. On confirming the booking with the campsite, AG noted that they signed off their email with 'It's Party Time!'. This is a problem. How are team run to collectively withstand the temptation to party with a bunch of fun-loving Italian campers??? Well, I guess we just will.
We've come this far, no turning back now.
P.S. Sponsorship update - We've reached 3,300 plus gift aid. That's 2/3 of our target. Thanks heaps to all that have donated. It's massively appreciated. If you haven't and would like to the place to go is www.justgiving.com/vaticantomonaco
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