Fun in the Sun on the menu for 2009

Hello,

Just a short blog entry, but last week I got my confirmation through that I currently have a place on the 2009 Marathon des Sables. It's fairly daunting at the moment as there's an awful lot of training I've got to do, and its a long way off so I'm trying to keep calm about and focus on the events I've got before it. Briefly though, the MdS covers 243km/151 miles (in sections similar to 25, 34, 38, 82, 42, 22 km) run over 6 days (7 for some) - equivalent to 5 1/2 regular marathons. This takes place in the Sahara dessert where sadly you have to carry all the stuff you need on your back but water and a tent.

A fair bit of preparation will be needed by me for this even forgetting the running bit, but it should be an experience and a half.

Cheers

Andy