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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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BTU – Ice Ultra – Day 1 – Kungsleden
My alarm is set to 5:30am but I’m awake already. Well all get up and quickly pack away our sleeping bags in the frigid tent and walk back up to the cabin. There begins the morning routine that will be… 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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Conquering the Azores: Day 2 Race Report of the Ultra-X Azores
Morning broke on day 2 to the sounds of bird song. I began the usual morning routine on a multi day race: coffee, breakfast, re-pack kit and a visit to the washrooms. Luckily I had a packet of facial tissues… Continue reading
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Marathon des Sables – All You Wanted To Know About Kit
I spent months agonising over kit decisions, online blogs where highly useful but remember; what works for me may not work for you! I found loads of great blogs on the subject but found I always wanted more opinions so… 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 – Stage 1 – The Intro Day
Sunrise broke at about 0600 camp time (the bivouac is on a different time to Morroco, GMT +0 if I recall correctly) and we woke up to begin our morning ritual. You have about 2 hours which seems like it… 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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