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MdS Training Blog: What to wear!

By James Fricker on in Training
Spiders, venom pumps and a very special bit of running kit

It’s not something I usually have a problem with - I just reach into the drawer, pull out the closest bit of clobber and bound out the door – but oh, how times have changed (and the weather, and people's opinions of running in 'apple catchers' with We Will Rock ... 

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MdS Training Blog: Kit Check!

By James Fricker on in Training
Team RW's Marathon des Sables blogger

This week my attention turned to kit – whilst I’m busying myself covering weekly mileage it’s dawned on me that something’s missing – a back pack filled with a week’s supply of calories and sleeping equipment! Our friends at Salomon have provided me with a robust rucksack that will ...  Continue ... 

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MdS Training Blog: Long Runs

By James Fricker on in Training

Aladdin made the desert look cool. Unfortunately I don’t have a magic carpet to whisk me over the MdS’s 151 miles or a genie to grant me three wishes, of which I’m sure one would be respite from the heat. Saying that, I can’t wait to see the rolling dunes, ... 

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MdS Training Blog: The Beginning

By James Fricker on in Training

Whilst my brother jokes saying he'd rather be punched in the face than run 151 miles in the desert, I consider myself very fortunate to be capable of attempting something like this. After an exciting 2011 race calendar comprising of a couple of half-marathons, a few 10Ks, the London Marathon, ... 

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