Marathon des Sables
29th Mar 2011
On April 3rd Hilary Bloor will start the Marathon des Sables (MdS) which is regarded by many as the toughest footrace on Earth (see Unstoppable: The James Cracknell Trilogy on the Discovery Channel)!
Hilary notes "Although l have done lots of long distance events before, this will be a big, big challenge for me. I've not been able to run consistently for years and it's only preparing for this that l've been able to get the miles in.
The MdS covers 250km over 7 days on foot in the heat of the Sahara (could be as hot as 50C) and is totally self-supported. I have to carry all my own food, sleeping kit and cooking gear for the whole 7 days, weighing about 9kg (or more!). It will be very hard and l will suffer big time!"
Follow the race: here (Hilary's race number is 682)
She adds: "My sister, Vivien and her family and many of my friends lost their homes during the recent earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. I don't normally ask for sponsorship for these events, as l do them for pleasure. But on this occasion l am. Please support me as best you can to help raise money for the British Red Cross/NZ Appeal. They need all the support they can get.
Thanks to Arc'teryx for their support."
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