Stage 2 & 3 - Exhaustion Hypothermia and frostbites became a serious concern for many competitors after Stage 1, Paul included He had suffered frostbite...
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I don’t know Ed very well In fact, the only time I have seen him in action was in the 2011 Toronto Island 10k race I was cheering for my friends coming in...
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The Beginning of the End Some time has gone by since our last race in the Arctic Tundra As our World Record journey comes to an end, Paul and I have a chance...
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On Feb 24th, 2017, Paul and I will embark on the final leg of our journey, putting a stamp on our own mark by completing the 8th desert race in 10months to be...
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After Trans-Pecos Ultra, getting to the host town of Muscat for our next race was top priority With the Oman Desert Marathon being only 5 days away and our...
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With only fourteen days between races, Paul and I wanted to maximize our recovery by traveling to our race host town in El Paso, Texas (USA) as soon as we...
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Everyone knows that doing a Self-Supported Race is tough Aside from the physical aspect of it, what you bring to the race is equally important Remember,...
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Racing with a partner can be tricky business in any race, never mind doing it in something as tough as multi-stage racing You have to worry more than just...
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This sounds easy right Anybody can do it! Stuff 8lbs (37kg) of foods, 6lbs (28kg) of gear and off we go to the races Technically, that’s correct, but nothing...
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Of all the races in the 8 Deserts Challenge, Atacama Crossing is the one race that Eric and I dreaded the most There are two reasons for that: terrain and...
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So much has happened since my last blog back in August We flew across three continents and lost our sense of time Night became day and day became night All...
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With the Gobi Desert race behind us, Paul and I travelled from Hami, China to Iten, Kenya for some serious altitude training and inspiration in anticipation...
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