there's nothing left to do but taper taper taper .....

... & to raise some money!

Well that's it folks, 5 days until the big event. Colin and I went out for a lovely 10 mile run round Glen Ogle on Saturday to make sure the legs still worked and now we just need to rest. recover and stay injury free ready for the weekend. We had talked about doing a few miles on the bike yesterday but in true pre-Highland Cross style my knees have seized up and my legs ache and I just didn't want to risk doing myself an injury so we spent the day organising our kit instead! I wish I could say it's helped, but I still ache a little today so I may need to and get some Sports Massage treatment to make sure I can definitely move again by the end of the week!!!

Jo popped around to ask us lots of questions on Friday night, and to fill in the paperwork. She mentioned that she intended to try out a run to bike changeover on Saturday, just to check that her legs work on a bike after running, so I hope her training went well too.

All that remains now is to reach our fundraising target. So here are the many ways that you can help to support us in our quest to complete the Highland Cross

• Jo has come up with a brilliant idea and is running a book on her finish time for the event, with a prize of homemade jam. Stick your guess as a comment on this post and add to the 'just-giving' page if you want a shot of some this tasty prize. (T&Cs can be found here !)



• If you like the idea and also want to guess on Colin or I's finishing/drop out time then I shall be offering up homemade shortbread for the closest guess. Same rules as above.



• My brother has pledged an amount of money per finisher of the event (he is hoping to get a place in the event next year!)...



• You can sponsor us via http://www.justgiving.com/arewenearlythereyetmum2011



• and we'd love to hear from you on the day. You can add comments to this blog, You can tweet me @sajatweet or you can yell really loudly from wherever you are and we shall be listening out for you. (It gives us an excuse for that strange squinting look on our face which could otherwise be construed as pain!)