Race Update
Day One: The start of the race was cancelled due to horrendous flooding which killed 24 people in Morroco and left thousands homeless. The race organisers agreed that the race should go ahead on day two and should still be 151 miles, but now to be completed in five days and not six. The sun later came out and started to dry up the land.
Day Two: RACE ON!!! Race started at 10am, temperature was an average of 30 degrees but felt like 40. race was run over 33km (20 miles) which I finished in 4h 32m. I finished the day in 287th position out of 812, so I am in the top third of runners.
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I am running in the Marathon des Sables in March 2009. Its a 6 day, 151 mile run across the Sahara Desert. I am anticipating blisters bigger than my feet, my toe nails to drop off, heat exhaustion, and the possibility of being bitten by a venomous creature.
My chosen Charity is Zöe's Place. Zöe’s Place Liverpool has now been in operation for 14 years, caring for babies with multiple special needs and life limiting or life threatening conditions. The Hospice does not have a set catchment area and welcomes babies from all over the country. Zöe’s Place currently cares for 45 babies and their families on a one to one basis, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. As they do not receive central Government or NHS funding, they rely entirely upon the generosity of the public, grant making trusts and corporate partners to raise current running costs of £700,000 per annum
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