Thanks Muddylugger, I'm hoping my bit-ill-so-not-running pal will be doing the same!
Mind, I think he's also supporting another pal of ours who's won the race before

so there's more than a very high probability he may have packed up and gone home by the time I get to the checkpoints

- or more likely moved up to a subsequent checkpoint
Looking at your estimated (hoped-for!) time 3:45'ish I think we probably will be quite close! I hope you've shaken off that flu-stuff you reported earlier.
I'm just finishing off a wee dram then off to sort out kit (...hmmm...just hope I can find everything!)...then an early night methinks.
Gonna be fun tomorrow eh gang!

Good luck everyone...see you on the start line!