Ready for tonight

Only some hours to go now before racing at the Bislett Games. So just relaxing and doing some small things to prepare. Not alot of time to go so the main work has already been done. The weather looks nice, 20 degrees C and no rain.

The startlist for tonight looks as follows :























































































































































1


238


Jonathan Riley


 


USA


2


14


Sammy Kipketer


 


ken


3


223


Meb Keflezighi


 


USA


4


158


Alan Culpepper


 


USA


5


261


Shadrak Korir


 


KEN


6


135


Nathan Lagat


 


KEN


7


276


Robert Cheseret


 


KEN


8


253


Abdi Abdirahman


 


USA


9


258


Roberto Garcia


 


ESP


10


230


Manuel Penas


 


ESP


11


116


Moses Mosop


 


KEN


12


194


Bernard Kiprop


 


KEN


13


137


Khalid Zoubaa


 


FRA


14


170


Richard Limo


 


KEN


15


128


John Kibowen


 


KEN


Outer startline:


 


 


16


123


Moses Kipsiro


 


UGA


17


171


Bado Worku


 


eth


18


147


Marius Bakken


 


nor


19


283


Khoudir Aggoune


 


ALG


20


290


Gebu Burka


 


eth


21


302


Tim Broe


 


USA


22


309


Boaz Cheboiywo


 


KEN


23


164


Martin Keino


 


ken


24


244


David Kiplak


 


KEN


Quite nice field, though a bit crowded so I hope the pacemakers will take it out hard. In Heusden we had a similar size field and if the first two km is not fast enough you can run your legs out just positioning yourself in there.But with the regular pacemakers Keino plus Kiplak it should be ok. 


20 minutes jog this morning, one lap around the Sognsvann lake. Early in the morning, quiet and beautiful surroundings. What you need to start off the competition day..


Sognsvann


– Sogsvann Lake, south side  –


More phyio yesterday evening to get the last part of the training + races out of the legs. And the Bislett strawberry party of course, great tradition the day before the meeting. Link to some pics from the Strawberry party


Now it is just to get ready for 20.15 this evening. Get a good float in the first 2000 meters, concentrate up to 3000 and then push as much as possible all the way it. Hopefully the legs will be recovered well and the crowd will be what Bislett has been known for..


Getting ready,


Marius