Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By Dave Heeley Training for the Marathon des Sables, MDS, is now very intense. We are pretty well running every day; there is also an element of cycling and now more walking. Although we intend to run as much of the event as possible, listening to many who have undertaken the event […]
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By John Bell Rest Day: 10/04/14 Pleased to report that Tent 145 was all present and correct, the rest of the day gave us a chance to recover, get things sorted, send emails home and enjoy lazing around the Marathon des Sables camp. Brian, Duncan and I took ourselves back to Doc
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By John Bell Stage 4: 09/04/14, Ba Hallou to Rich Merzoug, 81.5Km This is what we came for. This is the day that decides whether we are to finish the Marathon des Sables or fall by the wayside. 81.5km in one hit, maximum permitted completion time 34 Hours. I am excited and
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By John Bell Stage 3: 08/04/14, Moungarf Wadi to Ba Hallou, 37.5Km We are told that more than 45 competitors are out of the race as we are about to set off on the third stage of the Marathon des Sables. One competitor had made the finish line with only seconds to
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By John Bell Stage 2: 07/04/14, Znaigierg to Moungarf Wadi, 41 Km Shoulders ached this morning but otherwise felt great. A day of long, long straight sections covering salt flats, dried up river beds, rocky terrain, stony ground and the inevitable soft sand. Colours were in striking contrast, charcoal grey/black of the
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By John Bell What is the Marathon Des Sables? It is a multi-day ultra-marathon over part of the Moroccan Sahara where participants cover 250 kilometres (150 miles) with all of their food, clothing, bedding and medical equipment, together with compulsory safety equipment (the emergency flare weighs 350 grams on its own) on
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By Steve Adams Once again over 300 ultra-runners filled the High Street in Wendover to begin the season opening GB Country to Capital 45. Ahead of them lay the beautiful but challenging course and some rather changeable weather; snow storms in the first half and glorious winter sunshine in the second. With
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By Marina Ranger Since January 2013 I have kept finding new ways to challenge myself and try new things through the journeys and experiences I have by running. Running, no matter what distance, was a challenge for me 2 years ago today. But by the end of 2013 I had run my
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By Bernard Marchal The 2014 course of La Transtica took runners from the Manuel Antonio Beach, through Santa Maria de Dota, La Esperanza, El Humo, San Pablo, up to the beaches of Manzanillo on the Caribbean coast, 196 km and 8400m of positive altitude gain. On the solidarity side, the financial support
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By Jonnifer Lacanlale In what could be the toughest edition of the race so far, close to 200 runners descended upon Clark, Philippines to participate in the 4th edition of Clark-Miyamit Falls Trail Ultra 50 Miles & 60K last 23 November 2014 at 1AM. Local and foreign runners (Germany, Denmark, United Kingdom,
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