8 miles, The Road to Hell

Ran the part of the course today that has been dubbed 'The Road to Hell' by some nice person. Basin Road South, out to the Power Station and back to the Peace Statue. Warm sunny day, the warmest it's been since I've been training actually. If it's like this next week I am not prepared - only used to running in the freezing cold! There were a few other runners running the route, all much faster than me. Getting concerned now that I may not be able to maintain a decent pace on the day. Will just have to see what happens on race day. Both knees twinged during the run, plus had pains in my left quad and the centre of my chest. All passed in time, but it does not bode well! Have had to ice the knees as they still hurt a bit, especially on the left. Just have to hope that the 18th is a Good Day. Fingers crossed.