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Thanks for checking out our charity page. Donations hugely appreciated, however large or small. 100% of all monies raised go to the charities - we are paying for all costs personally. The Idea So here's the plan. Jonathan, Gary & Adrian are heading out to the Sahara Desert from 1-11th April, to attempt the 2011 'Marathon des Sables' (MdS), inspiringly (?) dubbed ‘the World’s toughest race’. About The Race The Marathon des Sables is a 254km, multi stage race, through the N.W Moroccan part of the Sahara desert. Mid-day temperatures can rise to 50C, whilst nights drop to freezing point. We will enjoy taking on 1,000 global competitors in an ankle-testing variety of landscapes including mountains, dried mud flats and soft sand dunes. The locals recommend avoiding scorpions, sandstorms, blisters and heat exhaustion. We will be running with almost everything we need for the race on our backs - this includes food, fuel, cooking equipment, clothes, medical kit, sleeping bag, emergency flare and anti-venom kit (just to be on the safe side). Water is rationed, and saline drips are strictly limited (ask for a second and you get disqualified.....). You can catch the race on Eurosport, follow it at www.darbaroud.com, or just see pic slideshow at: <a href="http://www.photobox.co.uk/slideshow?album_id=706758110">http://www.photobox.co.uk/slideshow?album_id=706758110</a>   Why Are We Running? It’s cold this time of year in Britain, and..... No, we are all keen on challenges, and appear to enjoy pain and suffering. We are also running this race in memory of Jonathan and Adrian’s housemate: Back in Dec '07 Mike Hughes was on the way home from a night out in Dublin - in a tragic set of circumstances he was stabbed to death  by a man he had never met before. The man was suffering from schizophrenia and severe mental illnesses and was desperately in need of medical support which he never received. We hope your donations can help people suffering from these illnesses in the future.  Thank you for supporting us. We have setup separate pages for people donating from UK or Ireland so that you can avail of the additional tax benefit. If you would like to donate please use these links: For UK based people: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.justgiving.com/an-amble-in-the-sand" target="_blank">http://www.justgiving.com/an-amble-in-the-sand</a> For people based in Ireland <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mycharity.ie/event/aruninthesand/" target="_blank">http://www.mycharity.ie/event/aruninthesand/</a>" Thanks for helping - we really appreciate it. Jonathan, Adrian & Gary

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