A gentle 12k run around the local neighbourhood this evening. Easter Sunday is always an enjoyable day in France. Easter egg hunts in the morning followed by a leisurely lunch, and a postprandial stroll in the woods to digest the chocolate. Today we prepared a pierrade, which might have covered my meat protein needs before the marathon.

As a result, my Sunday run was later than usual. I headed out my typical weeknight time of 22:00. The goal was to do around 12k, at a 5:00/km pace. I'm very much aware of the importance of tapering so no long run today.

My son (3) asks me if I'm doing the marathon every time he sees my in my running gear. Only a week to go before I can say 'yes'!