ultra-running
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BTU – Ice Ultra – Day 5 – The Sprint
Stage 5 starts at 10am the next day so I had set my alarm for 8. Others apparently didn’t get the memo and by 7 there is no more chance of sleep as torches and voices are up. There is… 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