It's only the Taper Madness - Don't Panic

I think the taper madness has started.

My leg is still sore, I haven't slept for 2 nights (haven't even had a decent nights sleep since Saturday) yet I still feel like I can take on the 4 miles scheduled for tonight, in fact I feel I can take on the world.

I've been eating like a horse, albeit healthily - apples, bananas, porridge etc.

I've packed my suitcase, unpacked and repacked 5 times in the last hour, despite the fact there are 10 days to go.

I've had to disable amazon.co.uk from my browser pages as I keep going and ordering stuff.

Everytime someone sponsors me I cry for no apparent reason.

This is taper madness, I was warned about it in John Bingham's book "Marathon Running for Mortals"

John says

"Here's your first rule for race preparation : you need to understand that whatever you're feeling is normal. If you find yourself waking up in the middle of the night screaming - that's normal. If you find yourself singing every Beatles song you ever heard - that's normal. And if you find yourself suddenly living in a parallel universe where no one else seems to understand a word you're saying - that's normal, too."

John "the Penguin" Bingham, 2003.

So what on earth will I be like the night before???!!!