In 8 hours (7.30AM GMT+7) the start of The Great Wall Marathon 2008 will be shot off. The runners have been preparing themselves mentally as well as physically during the day and in the evening most of them went to the big Pasta Party to ensure that they got a healthy and useful meal before the demanding race tomorrow.
Hopefully the runners are all sleeping now as they have to get up early in the morning for departure to the wall. It takes about 2-2½ hours to get there from Beijing, which may seem weird to spend that much time in a bus before such a tough event. But I assure you, it is well worth the drive!
Everything is ready for the race except the weather... The forecast says rain...!? I really hope they are wrong, but kindly ask everyone of you to send positive and sunny thoughts to Huangyaguan, Tianjin Province, China! Thank you :-)
With hopes of a sunny, joyful and successful race tomorrow, it's time to say good night.