Marathon Man

As the event continues, each day feels like it is longer and more challenging than the last. With an extra checkpoint, undulating sand dunes and soft sand to deal with, Day 3 felt even tougher than Day 2. The heat was extreme; something like walking in an oven with the fan turned on. The additional [...]

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Competing in Ultra Marathon event the Sahara Race, The Marathon Man will run 250 kilometres over seven days across the Sahara Desert. During the race, competitors will run through the Valley of the Whales, an area World Heritage-listed by UNESCO in recognition of the 40 million year old whale skeletons discovered there. The Marathon Man [...]

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The driver collected me at 5am to head to the airport for the 7 o’clock flight to Luxor. Half-asleep and only half listening to my driver’s chatter for the first part of the journey, I then realised I did not have my passport with me. My driver had no idea if I would need it [...]

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After so much planning and preparation, it feels great to have finally arrived in Egypt. But with so much to experience here, I have no plans to start taking it easy! I caught up with a couple of other competitors in the Sahara Race on the flight from Abu Dhabi, including Beverley from New Zealand. [...]

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The time is almost here to take on the adventure of a lifetime and leave the comfortable shores of Sydney, Australia to travel across the globe to Cairo, Egypt to tackle the 250km ultra marathon in the Sahara Desert. The 7 day day multi stage race will be a real test of character with all [...]

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Please tune in to Fox Sports News & Views tonight between 9pm – 10pm on Channel 513 for the live in studio interview with Chris Warren and Dean Potter. During the NRL and AFL football finals series and the Rugby World Cup it will be time for a little time out to review the latest Marathon [...]

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The Honolulu Marathon is one on my favourite events. Following competing in the event last year it was soon very clear that this was one “must do” event! The Honolulu Marathon is one of the Top 10 marathons in the world and would be the perfect marathon for an experienced runner or for the many [...]

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I am currently in the prosess of completing final preparations for the next great adventure of a lifetime through the Sahara Desert in Egypt. This event is one of the leading 4 Deserts racingtheplanet ultra-marathon adventure series and is a 7 day 250km challenge. It will most certainly be a magic experience to visit one [...]

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Looking forward to returning to take on the Sydney Marathon on home soil on Sunday 18th September. Following a well deserved weeks rest away from the marathon circuit this is an annual event on the Marathon Man schedule and will be the 4th year in a row competing in the Sydney Marathon. This will be [...]

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The journey to Tasmania started slowly when on arrival at the departure gate the Jetstar flight was delayed by 2 hours. Fortunately this was not too much of a issue meeting up with fellow marathon runner Sven Kunkel and his girlfriend Ginetta who were also heading towards Ross. I had previously met Sven a number of [...]

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