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Smuggling Budgies over the finish line

We did it. We managed to haul our asses over the line and after a tumultuous week, we did it in style. We did it in Budgies! The final day saw us run the short 8.2km stretch from the overnight camp back to San Pedro. The finish was set in the square of the town […]

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Long Distance Relationship

The race is now pretty much over and man it’s been a tough week. Yesterday was the pinnacle of pain and joy. The title of the blog today says it all. Long distance relationship with a lot of things – my wife who has been so supportive and caring, Mark who has run across a […]

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Salty wounds

Todays stats: Distance: 44km’s Time: approx 5:30hrs Calories burnt: 4100 Calories consumed: 2000 We are through the thick of it now. Day 4 is complete. After my feet time with the medics yesterday, I struggled to move for the rest of the day. The feet were so sore I could barely walk. Putting my shoes […]

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The hurt locker

Status update: Temp – 40 – 42 deg Km’s complete – approx. 120km in 3 days. Terrain – sand, rocks, dunes, mud flats, salt flats and everything else you can imagine if you were to picture a hot day on mars. Blisters – 13 including 2 blood blisters. Legs – quads are stuffed. Calves are […]

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“Belief is truth held in the mind, faith is a fire in the heart”

Going to need bucket loads of both to get me through this week. Belief and Faith that my training has put my body and mind in the right place to tackle this challenge. Love my daily quotes care of my caring and supportive wife. The Boys Fellow Competitors The Sunset

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Entering the War Zone!

So, after months of training and mental preparation, the time to head to the desert was finally here. I jumped onto my flight at Heathrow and got ready for the long haul to South America. I had to fly to Madrid then to Santiago then onto Calama and then get land transport to a small […]

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Atacama Desert – It’s finally here.

Well it’s finally time to head off on another adventure. After wetting my desert appetite with the Sahara race in 2010, I’m now ready to take on the driest desert in the world in another 250km, self supported footrace. Event Details: 250km endurance footrace 6 stages held over 7 days Competitors are self-supporting, carrying all their own […]

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