We are running!

Ready!

A few wonderful hours at Meila Hotel in Colon, at Gatun Lake. Half an hour before we meet up at Rey in Sabanitas. Feet are taped, some more sensitive areas as well, but I better not go into details...

Ready as I can be, nervous and excited, eager to get going.

Resting my feet..

Resting my feet a few hours before, on the Colon side. Passed Erving Saladinos house, really small with two huge cars outside. A drizzling rain, almost like Sweden. A little bit warmer though.. Now, some sleep.

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Rain rain rain...

Friday afternoon. Rain season, and the tropical rain drowns the streets. No surprise there, but I realize I have to prepare for a bit of rain tomorrow night..

Lunch yesterday with the running club, Corredores del Istmo (http://www.marathonpanama.com/), yesterday planning the run. I have received a fantastic support from the club. They have organized so that a bus will take runners from Amador early in the morning and drop them off 30 km and 20 km from the "goal", to join me for the last hours, to give me support and company the last few hours. Wonderful!

23 hours left, and I do feel a bit nervous. Article in the swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, http://www.aftonbladet.se/kropphalsa/article5316716.ab. "What if I dont make it..". Well, that is not really "on the map", but since I have never run further than 50 km before, I will break new ground. New for me. Which is exciting, but also a bit scary. In any case, I will be among friends in a fantastic country with friendly people. Could it be better?

New starting time! 10 pm on Saturday!

Due to different reasons, I will start the run at 10 pm on Saturday. This means that times on the map posted earlier needs to be adjusted, simply add one hour to the stated times. Well. If everything goes as planned. Again, since I have never run this far before, I do not really know what will happen the last hours..

It looks like I will have company for most of the run. Two panamanian friends will join me for the first part (if I can not "fool" them to join longer of course..), several more will join for the last part. That feels good, it is for the last hours I will need the support the most!

Getting closer, time to test the mobile blogging

Time to check how it works to blogg from my mobile, walking home.