Saturday, January 19, 2008
Marathon Des Sables Seminar
I thought it would be a good idea to get as much advice/ info as possible if I am going to be doing this mad thing!!! According to the website, topics covered include
- About the MdS
- Training
- Nutrition
- Injury Prevention
- Charity Fundraising
- Personal Admin in the Desert (not filing or checking emails, but stuff like hygiene, cooking, blister treatments...)
- Equipment
- Q & A With Former MdS Runners
Sounds pretty impressive, hey- I'll be taking plenty of notes. Be interested to find out if anybody else is going/ has been??
The downside is that I will have to get up at 4am and won't be home until 11pm, which is why I've taken Monday off work... to sleep... I really have a problem getting up these cold, wet, dark mornings... work isn't the problem, it's just the rigmarole I have to go through to get there- dragging myself out of my nice warm bed, getting dressed in the freezing cold and fighting my way through the traffic. I wish I could just zap myself to work, dressed and ready!!
Training wise, this week and next week have been hectic- I've been out two nights this week, and with the seminar it's been tough to fit training in... Monday I ran 5 miles, Tuesday I intended to do a long slow run but a friend wanted a chat, so I ran the first 3 miles and speed marched another four with the phone glued to my ear. In the pouring rain, I got absolutely soaked and it's a wonder the phone didn't die!
Wednesday was Body Toning, but I ran there with a very light pack, plus part of my usual route to make it around 8 miles (I really need a Garmin!!) Thursday and Friday were my nights out- tricky as I still want a life and to not turn into a totally obsessive freak- just a partially obsessive freak will do!
Went to the gym this morning, and as well as the usual strength training, did some work on the ellipticals as well as 3.3 miles running with a further 1.8 miles running 'uphill'. If I go out later and do another 6 miles, possibly with back pack, I'll have hit my 30 mile target for this week.
Next week looks to be busy- It's my birthday Thursday, I will be, ahem, 38... but will have to socialise Thursday and Friday, plus am going out for the day Saturday so will need to fit in the training around that. It's all go...
