Technical stuff

I enjoyed a restful day today and had the pleasure of picking up a new car. A convertible for when the summer or even spring eventually arrives! But I needed to go shoping for certain foods I need for the Marathon des Sables. They have a strict minimum 2,000 calories per day and the carboydrate drinks and powders do not count. So this afternoon I measured all the food items and their calorific value to finalise my food for the week. When I weighed the food I realised it was too heavy as it would have been almost 6 kilos of weight for the food alone. So I swapped some of the gels and drop a sports bar a day which managed to lose a kilo but I can't see it getting any lighter. Tomorrow I will go for my 2nd last run just to keep my body ticking over but I can already tell it's getting stronger with the rest and all the good food I am shoveling in at the moment. I need to test a "foot pod" with a different watch as this will mean I don't need to carry a solar charger which of course would mean more weight. The problem is that a foot pod works on roads but where the length of your stride alters due to different terrain it will throw out the accuracy of the data. However it will be better than nothing. If you can picture looking for miles across a flat plain you can imagine how it will be difficult to know how far you've come and how far you have to go. It's important especially in relation to rationing your water so tomorrows test is important. Unfortunately I have a late night as I have to pick my son up and an early morning start as I have to drop my daughter off at horse riding! After that I can head out for my run. Then more rest and more food!