Noah's Ark required

After a day off training yesterday due to our staff party, which was excellent and well behaved, today I ran in the worst rain so far this year - wouldn't be surprised if someones building an Ark! I covered 11.25 miles at a reasonable pace but ran with a rucksack I am trying out for MDS. The rucksack was empty but I had a bottle strapped to each strap. This will allow me to run longer and get used to the rucksack at the same time. In January I will start to weight the rucksack but until then I will be working on my back strength. I'm out partying again tonight but will need to be tee-total as tomorrow I am setting off in the darkness around 6.30am pto run 8 miles with a big climb to meet my fellow ATHelite Club Members for a 7 mile fancy dress run. Once this is finished I will run the 8 miles home. The weather looks dreadful and where we are running is up high and exposed! Should be fun, bring it on. In the meantime my brother is making a good recovery, thankfully.