Countdown. Days to go.

Nicky-   36 days till the MDS start. Still needs/deserves more sponsors.

Training in South Africa whilst on holiday for a "break!"

Training normally requires carrying a 20k backpack. MDS official web site recommends:

Your rucksack should not, therefore, exceed a weight of 9 kg for 17,500 Kcal, i.e. 4.8 kg of food and 4.2 kg in equipment weight.

Ideally you should aim to get close to 8 kg for 17,000 Kcal, i.e. 4.4 kg of food and 3.6 kg in equipment weight.

Mel -  53 days to London Marathon start.

Training schedule requires steady build up in distance. Now around the 11 miles mark. 

Pete- 91 days to Forces March start.

Training is based on running  half marathon distances sometimes twice in one day.

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