On your marks, get set.........

I stated yesterday that today was the official start of my MDS training. So as I looked out the window on the bank holiday Monday, the trees were swaying in a way that told me it was very windy. I was surprised I could see them for the rain was chucking it down. Only an idiot would go out in that I thought, so I delayed my run. By 4pm I was starting to get worried as I had made a commitment on this blog yesterday and didn't want to wimp out at the first step. I made an executive decision to run when my son was at training and that way wouldn't eat into family time. I dressed for the worst and the sun came out, the rain stopped and the wind died down. I managed to convince myself that the heat I was experiencing was good but it would be a lot hotter in the Sahara Desert! I was also trying out some new shorts - compression shorts. This was to help my hamstring and I can report that at this stage they feel fine. But tomorrow I will loosen them off in the pool. My heart rate in the last 2 runs is higher than average signifying my fitness has a bit to go to get back to where I was in May but I need to be patient. I'm building this up gradually and my objective is to be Marathon fit by November before the more specific MDS training starts with the weighted rucksack - that should be fun! But my yoga and weights will start in the next 2 weeks as I build my strength and flexibility. This transformation will take the full 7 months I have available to me.