A quick update today as we're hoping to have the full story from our Marathon des Sables challenger himself when he returns to RW Towers later this week.Jamie completed the MdS in a total time of 39 hours and nine minutes. The marathon stage he
Stage 3 (22 miles in 31C heat): 4:34:30Stage 4 (51 miles in 39C heat): 14:10:25Jamie says: I finished the long stage last night, running 51 miles in just over 14 hours. It was brutal. The terrain was relentless - it started with a climb that made
des Sables?The Marathon des Sables (MdS or Marathon of the Sands) is a seven-day six-stage race held annually across a section of the Sahara desert in southern Morocco. 2012 sees the 27th running of the event that is often referred to as the toughest
Hello! Welcome to my Cyprus International 4-day Challenge blog. The Challenge is a stage race held in the Akamas peninsula of Cyprus, taking in four very different races - and I'll be blogging throughout.My runningI've been running for about four
higher turnout of runners but after the race, they were urging us to stage the event again next year."Will I need a permit? MG: "You’ll need permission from both the local council and the police to put on a road race. Often the police will be happy
Waking up when it was still dark on Sunday morning, with screaming leg muscles and buses to the start leaving at 6.45am sharp, the prospect of taking on another race seemed impossibly cruel. But one thing spurred me on: the smug knowledge
After a couple of days of lying around on a sunlouger by the pool (very pleasant) and dwelling on the races ahead (not so pleasant) the wheels finally began to grind into motion. Yesterday was a busy day - by the standards of the life of luxury I
cruel.Last time I ran the Challenge, the 11K was by far my least favourite of the four, so I was dreading it this week in my unfit state. In 2009 I had simply never ran a race like it - it was a total culture shock. I went about it all the wrong way
of charging up those climbs and running all the way. Saturday's race was the perfect motivation to get that fitness back - and a reminder of the rewards of doing so.Time: 2:49:23Pace: 12:50/milePosition: 331/334
The numbers in brackets are last year's position; the times are last year's men's and women's winning timesIf we've been given an event's details, you'll find it in the Race Diary.Best seriesThe Yateley 10K series, staged on the Hampshire
