Having completed both the Paris and London marathons in 2015 and 2016 respectively, I decided that I needed something harder to train for. 

WHY?

I wanted to do something incredibly significant and for such a great cause-Mencap! Running one marathon just doesn't cut it, so I've chosen the hardest foot race on earth both physically and mentally to challenge and push myself to the limit and in the process raise some money for an great charity.

WHAT I WILL BE FACING...

In just 6 days,  I will run over 250km (156 miles) through endless dunes, over rocky jebels, and across white-hot salt plains-all in 50 degrees centigrade. On day 4, I will run out of the Saharan morning, into the dusk and then the dark, many not finishing the 80+km (52 miles) till well into the next day. My feet will swell, crack and bleed under the pressure and the heat (something to look forward to)!