Category Archives: RacingThePlanet

Once we stopped laughing about the sandstorm (aka desert war) we had been through the night before, we got our gear together for the final stage of the race.  We were all ready to get this done!  Most of the … Continue reading →

The photo above portrays perfectly what the recovery day was all about, sitting around with our feet up and sweating.  There were still competitors coming in from the long day until about 1:00 in the afternoon, and it was because … Continue reading →

This was the day we had been waiting for all week.  I had tried to leave a little bit of gas in the tank for the day, but I was questioning how well I had accomplished that.  The strategy that … Continue reading →

Today was a difficult day that started with a 3am wake up call to board the buses at 4am. We bused for about 3 hours through the desert to get to the day’s course and I attempted to sleep most of the … Continue reading →

I was excited for today’s stage as it started with multiple river crossings.  I became a fan of river crossings in the Atacama because not only is it fun to tromp through the water but it feels amazing to have … Continue reading →

The photo above is what we woke up to on day 2, fog so thick that we could barely see the tents across camp.  We went through our normal morning routine, not thinking much of it, and we were just … Continue reading →

We were all up at 6:00, ate breakfast, packed up our gear and had a course briefing at 7:30. Just before 8:00 we gathered at the start line and I was excited to get this show on the road!  There … Continue reading →

Somehow I managed to wrap things up at work on the Tuesday before the race and make my first flight to LAX.  I was a bit hesitant about traveling alone to a country that I didn’t speak one word of … Continue reading →

I returned from the Gobi Desert earlier this week and I am attempting to ease back into the routines of normal life.  The Gobi March (250km, 6.5 days, self-supported) turned out to be a fantastic, and at times, brutally challenging … Continue reading →