3 years and counting....

So, as another Marathon des Sables comes to an end, my journey begins. In 3 years' time I hope to be one of those exhausted but jubilant finishers crossing the line and looking forward to a nice cool beer. It's a long way off (the finish line, not the beer) but I hope to keep a record of my journey to the desert, as well as a record of my time there.
It's been a long term ambition of mine to enter the race and after a few years of relative inactivity thanks to the arrival of my kids, I'm glad I've got a few years to get into shape for what promises to be a pretty tough challenge.