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read everything you can find
watch everything on youtube especially this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9SYYc_cYKI

you obsess less about your pack weight if you have got your body weight...

the race effectively finishes on the friday night for timing purposes.....there is a mandatory extra stage where the organisers allow sponsors to sample the MDS by running a 7km stage with the rest...

it was intended that way

I am obsessing about every gram and there you were slogging away with a flipping ironing board and iron

watched this as well this week.....long (90mins) but great idea...

thanks Graeme
looks like its going to be fun in the sun!

thanks....how did you get this btw?

seems short....only 230km inc charity stage

Ironingboardman

I have finally finished it....been busy at work and home and there is only so much skiving I can get away with!

Thanks for the writeup.....a great read and had me laughing out...

courtesy of ironingboardman

apologies to anyone not able to read pdf files.....too big to upload in any other format

agree completely Mike

I am still finding things in my food and kit list that I have missed or want to change......I even realised yesterday that I had forgotten to add a main meal on day five!!!
...

probably
no point whining about it is there? it won't make it heal any faster!
just going to suck it up and get on with it
as long as it doesn't blow up big time in the next two weeks.. ..will...

ah well
I suppose I will look back on finishing as an even bigger achievement knowing that I had partially knackered my achilles in training

I have no doubts I will make it

OK. ...well if this wasn't difficult enough a challenge.. ..i now have Achilles tendinosis to deal with.. ..physio has told me no running until the race.. ....marvellous!!!

Achilles all strapped...

COME ON ENGLAND!

went out for a long walk this morning with full pack weight (10kg) and ended up running most of it.. ...seemed easier running at nine minutes per mile than walking at...

mmmm
achilles is not great.. ..think i need to stop running on the treadmill as it seems to give me pain every time i use it.. ..only four miles tonight before i had to stop.. ..now sitting on the...

7.3kg!
good work mate......must be the lack of calories :friendly_wink:

how is the troublesome knee holding up?

A very worthwhile day out......learned a few things....had a few more reaffirmed.....and passed the medical and ECG which was by far the most important thing.......got to try out the new bits of kit...

thanks Graeme

link to detail?

Mike
ordered online with the option to collect them at the expo....seems like a sensible idea
awaiting instructions to hit my inbox....

are you planning on bringing a load of kit with you to...

Mike.....previously posted as a comment to your blog entry but still hoping for an answer?

if we are coming to the Stevenage expo, can we organise the gaiters with you then?
do we bring along our...

thanks Mike

Mike

assume you keep a load of copies of the required medical forms to be completed on the day and those of us having the ECG and medicals do not need to bring them along????
please correct me if...

I am booked in for the seminar and medical/ECG

see you there

weird I can handle

everyone I know thinks I am weird for doing this race :-)

Ok - having thought about what I wrote, spoken to the wife and realised I shouldn't assume anything!!!....I realised that it was sensible for the sake of £17 to book a room

So - hope you are all...

may be a silly question but what time are we flying.....assuming all are on the same (maybe only) flight that day???

I hadn't thought about hotels until now....just assumed my wife would drop me...