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As I see it it was a physiotherapy and not a massage. They are worlds apart.

Sure? according to me and many athletes a massage 4 days before the race is...glory :-) and totally necessary...Of course, performed by a Sport Physiotherapist... and prescribed by my coach :-)

If you receive massages regularly it is ok to have one several days before race, but if you not typically receive massages your massage should be about a week before race
To @ervin-lemark: Yup, sorry I missed that massage was in inverted commas :)