The final countdown - one week to go

The excitement is building as a week on Saturday we'll be jetting off to Kathmandu on a Jet Airways flight. Our meeting at the Heathrow check-in desk will be only the second time that we have all been together and will be the first time we meet our team leader and doctor. I have to admit I'm not entirely sure how many of us are actually going in the end.
As the leaving date approaches, the fear of injury increases. I almost tiptoed downhill on my last training walk, terrified that I would turn an ankle or twist a knee on the wet rocks. As I cycle into work every morning I find myself glaring at unwary drivers and pedestrians who might cause me to skid or crash. Anyone who coughs or sneezes sees me visibly shrink away from them.
The training programme is having some effect but how much is enough? And is Neal's intensive cycling programme the best way to prepare for a high altitude trek? I no longer collapse after climbing the stairs to the 7th floor but I'm wishing I had paid more attention to nutrition from early on. Nutella may not be the top performance enhancing drug ...