@LeggettMatthew@marathonDsables Indeed. A bit more Ivy the Terrible than Cuddles & Dimples, as it always is. Super brutal and an amazing challenge. Thanks for your interest.
@LeggettMatthew@marathonDsables That is a lot. As I say, changes by new organisation seem to be better placed to keep people in the race, especially during hotter days. Must have been nice to be able to sleep on sleeping bag, we had more extreme changes in temp and constant sand storms to deal with.
@LeggettMatthew@marathonDsables Was super low around 60 out of 850 staters, so 7%-ish. Having done it before I would mostly put it down to new organisation and changes they made re. water distribution. Route was pretty tough and it got reasonably hot (not the hottest though).
With just over a week to go until we fly to Morocco, heat acclimation is in full swing. After surviving my first ever yoga session, held in a bouncy castle heated up to 37c, I am pretty sure I can handle anything the Sahara throws at me. ๐ @hotpodyoga@marathonDsables
Always a bit of a debate as to whether a 9hr drive is going to be worth it for just a long weekend. Time to check-out of work and into the hills, and maybe even a sea swim to blow away the cobwebs. 8.2c in there though ๐ฅถ.
@dontdelay I thought that it had been KMs for years, even for those of us who would not be considered "younger runners". You don't run a 3.1 mile park run, or a 6.2 mile race? Definitely key to add the decimal places too ๐
@AlanJLSmith At least once a year ๐. This year is Marathon des Sables for the wifeโs 50th. She thought 6 marathons in 7 days across the Sahara self supported would be ace. 5 weeks outโฆ. ๐ฑ
Amazing weekend at the @endurancelife Northumbria Ultra. Even after Mrs M left me for dead after 48k with a full body cramp to manage for the last 10k. ๐