Marathon Des Sables

[Quixoticgeek]

There is a short series about running the Marathon Des Sables on BBC iplayer at the moment:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04d9152/racing-the-sahara-episode-1

Thought it may be of interest to a few of you.

Julia

 

[CRAY]

thats a hardcore race, pretty sure I read a story about a guy that did it, got lost in a sandstorm for a 5 days and survived on his own urine. Lost about a quarter of his body weight or something. Brutal

 

[John Fenna]

My brother has done that - since he became a pensioner!.
OK he is fitter than me - but he lacks my personality and charm

 

[TeeDee]

This is my favourite horror story related to the Marathon De Sables. Enjoy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauro_Prosperi

 

[cranmere]

A couple of my friends have done it, it's as tough as it looks.