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I will be participating in this race which covers approx 160 miles (257 km), over 6 stages in 7 days. We will encounter a mix of terrain including hand pack sand, soft sands, sand dunes, forest trails, shallow river crossings, rocky roads and slot canyons.  The starting line is situated at the north rim of the Grand Canyon with breathtaking vistas at an altitude of 5203ft (1586mt). The finishing line is on the summit of the Pink Cliffs of the Grand Staircase, at an altitude 9030ft (2752mt), with a rewarding view back over the course we have just finished. Look back over the cliffs and enjoy the most amazing panoramic landscape of our journey framed by hoodoos and two billion year old rock formation.

I choose to raise money for Ataxia, which is a devastating disease and very close to my heart. My very close friend's daughter has Friedreich's Ataxia, an inherited disease that causes progresive damage to the nervous sistem, in particular sensory neurons essencial for directing muscle movement of the arms and legs. Resulting in symptoms ranging from gait disturbance, heart disease, diabetes, speech problems and eventually wheelchair bound.

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