WOW!! Well, I always knew that the 86km stage of Day 5 would prove to be the biggest challenge – and I was not disappointed. Writing this the morning after, everything still feels like a blur. The stage was split up by eight checkpoints, averaging 10km between each. Again we were challenged with the extreme [...]
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Sahara Race: Day 5, October 7, 2011
Posted on 09 October 2011.
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Sahara Race: Day 4, October 6, 2011
Posted on 07 October 2011.
The strong winds that brought a sandstorm through the camp last night continued to blow today during Day 4. Last night had been particularly interesting for those who, like me, had secured a spot near the door in the camp. Sand got into everything! Conditions today were very warm and blowy, and I stuck to [...]
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Sahara Race: Day 2, October 3, 2011
Posted on 04 October 2011.
Day 2 seems to have been a great deal more challenging than Day 1. Even though we started at 7am, the sun was soon burning down its relentless heat on each and every competitor. Following a restless night’s sleep and yesterday’s upset stomach caused by extreme heat and exhaustion, I started the race slowly and [...]
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Sahara Race: Day 1, October 2, 2011
Posted on 03 October 2011.
Day 1 has proved to be a major test. The 36.7km distance, the heat and all the dangers it brings, along with the limited sleep I managed to get thanks to the Canadian snore orchestra in my tent, meant the first stage was more than a shock to the system. The 7am start was a [...]
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Lead-up to the Sahara Race: Arrival in the Sahara and Final Preparations, October 1, 2011
Posted on 02 October 2011.
The last morning of preparations was spent in the Dusit Thani Hotel in Cairo, including a pre-race briefing which outlined the plans for the upcoming week in the desert. The Race Doctor covered many issues in great detail, and by the end of the briefing my mind was already in the desert and ready to [...]
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Follow the Marathon Man as he crosses the Sahara!
Posted on 01 October 2011.
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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Lead-up to the Sahara Race: Luxor, September 29, 2011
Posted on 01 October 2011.
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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Lead-up to the Sahara Race: Arrival in Cairo, September 27, 2011
Posted on 01 October 2011.
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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