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BTU – Ice Ultra – Day 3 – The Lakes
You know how when the moon is low in the sky, behind buildings or trees, it looks huge. If you actually measure the degrees of sky the moon takes up it doesn’t change. Looking bigger is an illusion caused by… Continue reading
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BTU – Ice Ultra – Day 2 – Mount Kabla
Stage 2 starts at 7:30 so that means a 5:30 alarm. 2 hours is just enough to time to do everything that needs to be done. First up is coffee. Someone has already put a big pot of water on… Continue reading
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Beyond The Ultimate Ice Ultra: Conquering the 230km Arctic Challenge
We are sitting in a posh Chinese eatery slash pub in Camden, London sometime in March 2023. Marathon des Sables Tent 56 get togethers are usually in London since we are spread across the country. Talk has turned to future… Continue reading
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Marathon des Sables – Stage 2 – The Tough Day
The night before stage 2 was great fun, everyone was in their bag by about 8 after eating dinner whilst the sun went down. The initial nerves had lifted having got a stage out the way and we all enjoyed… Continue reading
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Marathon des Sables – The Toughest Footrace on Earth?
I’m recently back from the 36th Marathon Des Sables and since I found peoples blogs on the subject so useful in my own preparation I thought I would share my experience, what worked and what didn’t. The week I spent… Continue reading
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