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My
African heart has been beating strongly and for years I have wanted
to head back to Africa and do something over there.
However I
have also been longing to head back to to the arctic circle and
after many hours spent poring over maps and plenty of planning, it
seems that I have come up with a journey that will satisfy both my
desires.
Presenting
the Xtreme 40!
The plan
is to do a run up to the Arctic Circle in temperatures below -40. I
am not sure what distance I will run yet - ideally I want to run
the Iditarod trail to Nome but Martin Like's Ultra 6633 has really
got under my skin and although it is 600 miles shorter it is just
as tough, plus I have not done it before so it would be heading
into the unknown.
The
second part of the Xtreme 40 will start as soon as I finish in the
arctic. The plan is to fly straight to the Sahara and run he 150
mile Marathon des Sables across the Sahara Desert.
Just how
wise it is to start the so-called toughest foot race on earth after
running across the unforgiving terrain of Alaska remains to be seen
but it is definitely something I want to try.
2009 was
supposed to be the year I did the Xtreme 40 however due to a stress
fracture and damage to my achilles tendon, I have had to postpone
it until 2010.
Details
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