Lee Booth
152miles across the Sahara
Fundraising for Cancer Research UK’s Bobby Moore Fund
Story
The Marathon des Sables (MDS) is a 152 mile race across the
Sahara desert ran over 6 days. Starting gun goes on approximately the 04-04-2010 & scheduled finish is 10-04-2010!.
The race is split into 15, 21, 25, 52, 26, and 13 mile sections. This is equivalent to five and a half regular marathons, & explains why the MDS is affectionately labeled ‘the toughest footrace on earth’. In addition to hauling your own carcass each competitor must carry everything they will need for the duration on their backs (food, medical kit, sleeping bag, etc etc etc). Mid-day temperatures during the race range between 35’C – 40’C, 20% of the distance being is run on dunes the remainder on rocky, stony & sand.
Here's some great pictures of the 2008 MDS by Mark Gillett;
Oh, & a video of the terrifying camel spider, which legend tells consumes at least one competitor per year.
Also a french video, the pictures show the difficult terrain, the words, i'm not so sure about!
The MDS requires a good level of physical fitness but more significant is a participant’s ability to cope with the mental stamina required. It’s very difficult to train yourself to be tough in the unique circumstances the MDS presents; however what does help is money…. So here’s the thing; we (Rob Coker & Lee Booth) are using the event to raise some money for charity. We’re running for two charities, the Cardiomyopathy Association (CMA) (all offline money) and The Bobby Moore Cancer Fund (all online money) (see below). Already, thanks to the Bobby Moore Pavillion Ball @ Ascot racecourse we have received some very generous donations. It would be great too if you could give some money to charity & encouragement to us.
Cheers,
Lee & Rob
PS; The race will be documented on our blog - www.sahara-runners.com .
Bobby Moore Fund
The Fund was set up in memory of footballer Bobby Moore OBE, who sadly died from bowel cancer, aged just 51. The Bobby Moore Fund raises money for research into bowel cancer and also public awareness of the disease…… http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/bobbymoorefund/aboutus/ CMA
The Cardiomyopathy Association (CMA) is a registered charity that helps people and their families affected by the heart muscle condition cardiomyopathy. They provide support and easy-to-understand information on the different types of cardiomyopathy…… http://www.cardiomyopathy.org
The race is split into 15, 21, 25, 52, 26, and 13 mile sections. This is equivalent to five and a half regular marathons, & explains why the MDS is affectionately labeled ‘the toughest footrace on earth’. In addition to hauling your own carcass each competitor must carry everything they will need for the duration on their backs (food, medical kit, sleeping bag, etc etc etc). Mid-day temperatures during the race range between 35’C – 40’C, 20% of the distance being is run on dunes the remainder on rocky, stony & sand.
Here's some great pictures of the 2008 MDS by Mark Gillett;
Oh, & a video of the terrifying camel spider, which legend tells consumes at least one competitor per year.
Also a french video, the pictures show the difficult terrain, the words, i'm not so sure about!
The MDS requires a good level of physical fitness but more significant is a participant’s ability to cope with the mental stamina required. It’s very difficult to train yourself to be tough in the unique circumstances the MDS presents; however what does help is money…. So here’s the thing; we (Rob Coker & Lee Booth) are using the event to raise some money for charity. We’re running for two charities, the Cardiomyopathy Association (CMA) (all offline money) and The Bobby Moore Cancer Fund (all online money) (see below). Already, thanks to the Bobby Moore Pavillion Ball @ Ascot racecourse we have received some very generous donations. It would be great too if you could give some money to charity & encouragement to us.
Cheers,
Lee & Rob
PS; The race will be documented on our blog - www.sahara-runners.com .
Bobby Moore Fund
The Fund was set up in memory of footballer Bobby Moore OBE, who sadly died from bowel cancer, aged just 51. The Bobby Moore Fund raises money for research into bowel cancer and also public awareness of the disease…… http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/bobbymoorefund/aboutus/ CMA
The Cardiomyopathy Association (CMA) is a registered charity that helps people and their families affected by the heart muscle condition cardiomyopathy. They provide support and easy-to-understand information on the different types of cardiomyopathy…… http://www.cardiomyopathy.org