18:00 Pre-race We arrive at our hotel and enjoyed the first few hours in the lovely air conditioned rooms. We devour brownies, home-made banana/date flapjacks, peanuts, biscuits… I think our glycogen stores are topped up nicely. Mum comes back from a quick trip to the supermarket across the road to get some spectator treats (wine, cheese, bread..) and Hugh and I are sorting our race stuff. I grab my flats from my bag, and then, to my horror I see the sole is separating from t