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Kim and Jan's MdS Adventure

We are embarking on a 250km 7-day race across the Sahara from 7-13 April and raising funds for the Walkabout Foundation. Donate here: https://www.walkaboutfoundation.org/campaigns/kim-jans-desert-adventure/

Food for the week

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April 05, 2019

Certainly food for thought!

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The long day

April 10, 2019

The big challenge today. 76k in one go. Walking slowly Wish us luck

The route for day 3

April 09, 2019

Day 3 is the longest for far with 37km. Thankfully not as many dunes but still some smaller sandy stretches. Slow and steady is the mantra for today to keep some energy in the tank for the 'long day'. K & J

Last morning in the desert

April 13, 2019

Above the view from our tent. Yesterday was another long day (distance wise a "mere" marathon) but we took it easy with a run before the heat built up and then walked (or hobbled) the rest of the course. They snuck in some jebels, dunes, and gorges to make it the most scenic day... to end on a high or perhaps encourage people to sign up again..?! Not for us (we agreed on that remarkably quickly!). As for us, we are looking forward to relatively easy double digit distance runs in the future - and being able to say "we shaved 5 hours off our last marathon time!" Now gearing up for the last little push for 6km to the finish finish line, where a bus (or maybe a taxi) awaits. Then a 6h bus ride back to a shower to start some recuperation until our girls arrive on Monday. Thanks for all your support and donations. The daily printed out emails which were brought to our tent were such a wonderful treat - the joy reminded us of the excitement felt ...