Hey Colm
I feel like a lightweight - this will "only" be my 3rd attempt.
You're right about the DHL alleyway.
Also about Maltby. There's a flight of steep steps up onto the main road, and they are easy to miss in the confusion.

I was due to do a final 20 miler last Sunday, but when the alarm went off at 5am I went back to bed. Knee grumbling a bit and just too tired really. I might get c20 miles on Saturday morning, but otherwise I'm not doing enough mileage to warrrant much of a taper.

Hopefully when the pace starts to establish itself (in my experience, by the time you get to the CP at Treeton), then small grouplets start to form and tend to be quite robust over many miles. Or maybe that was just the pack sheltering in the face of serious weather adversity in 2007 & 2008!

Sounds like we'll probably pass each other a few times in the early stages. Look out for me - bright red hair. No idea what I'll be wearing: depends on the weather. Probably not very much.