This Sunday I did the last bike session: around 100-120 km in moderate speed. I did this by combining it with attending a concert held by my friends Pelle and Sofia Hansen. For those of you who do not know it already, they have really succeeded in demonstrating what I have always believed to be true: that it doesn't matter where you do something, as long as the quality is high enough, people will come. They have created a concert hall in the middle of nowhere, out on the far countryside in Östergötland, but manage to get both some of the best artists in Sweden (of which they are ones), and a working economy, because they take proper ticket fees (200 SEK/ticket) and get full audiences (2x150 people/concert).
Then on Monday, I sent off the bike to Kalmar via a bus-based service, and ran home in a way that was approximately 10 km. It felt fine, and was a good sign that my previously a bit troublesome foot will hold up sufficiently fine to complete the race on Saturday (which has been my main worry so far).
Finally, on Tuesday, I did a swim of approx 1500 m, and some weight lifting just for fun.
Since then, I have mainly taken care of my body: done some yoga, rested, and done and listened to some music. And, now, today, Thursday, I am at last on the train down to Kalmar, where the race will be. Today I will receive and re-assemble the bike and do the registration, and tomorrow I will do the final preparations of food and plan when, where, and how, I will eat what.
Then, on Saturday, I will go up around 5AM, do a little bit of yoga, eat breakfast and go down to my bike and "place with all my stuff". At 7AM the race starts, at 8.30, I should be done with the swimming, between 9-15.30 I will be on my bike, and between 16-23 I should have plenty of time to finish the final part: the marathon. My main focus this year will just be to finish before the closing at 23, to go through as healthy as possible, and to get the experience of doing the complete race.
Wish me luck! :)