13 hours to race time

Tomorrow morning @ 7:00 AM I’ll be doing the ING Edmonton marathon. Yes I’m a long way from home. The plan to come here is looking more and more like a good decision. It is 10 degrees colder here than Ottawa right now and not terribly humid. Tomorrow it should be about 10 degrees C at the start.
Here’s the plan for tomorrow:
- Get up between 3 and 3:30 and eat.
- Top up on the food around 5:30-5:45
- Leave for the race @ 5:45 – 6:00
- Check bag for after
- Warm up lightly between 6 and 6:30 including some yoga stretching
- Stay warm and loose between 6:30 and 6:40.
- Move to the start area and just keep warm
- Race starts @ 7
Today was all about topping up my carb stores and staying off my feet. I had a light run this morning to loosen up the legs. They felt good today. I managed to get a good 2 hours nap this afternoon. Yea.
The biggest factor tomorrow will be my nutrition. At least this time I know that if I get behind I’ll stop and top up. No trying to push through without more hydration and carbs. My drink mix will have both carb and protein in the mix. Everything I’ve learned this year says that this is the ideal combination.
Tonight I’ll just watch a movie and take it easy. From this point on I don’t want to eat too much, just keep everything topped up.