This year, 2008, Lucy and I will be competing in the 23rd Marathon des Sables in the Sahara Desert during the first week of April.
The Marathon des Sables is billed as "The Toughest Footrace on Earth," and it consists of a total of 245km (six marathons) running in 45 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit) run in six stages over rocks, deep sand and mountains, carrying all food and cooking equipment, sleeping bag and medical supplies in a rucksack for the whole week.
We can send one email per day over a satellite link, so I shall be sending a daily report to this blog for everyone to check on our progress.
To secure a place in this race requires a great deal of training, a two-year wait for a place and an entry fee of around $5000 per person. Not to mention all the specialised equipment and food needed. So it has been quite an investment of time and money and naturally we would like to capitalise on this for a good cause so we are inviting sponsorship for the favoured charity of the event organisers, "Facing Africa"
www.facingafrica.org
If you would like to contribute, please click on the "Donations" link and put "Paul and Lucy Wells" as the team name. All donations will go to the charity plus an additional contribution from the Chancellor if you are a UK taxpayer.
Thanks in advance
Paul and Lucy (Competitors 855 and 856)
http://www.marathondessables.com
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