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Blogs are a way to read exciting first-hand accounts written live from the CyberTent during each race as well as about the preparation leading up to the race and the lessons learned afterwards. Write your own blog to keep a record of your preparation, and keep your friends and family updated each day during the race.
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Letter Of Thanks
Before the race, my goal was simply to finish without developing any dislike for this land, even the race is so hard, but instead to finish Atacama cr ...
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Atacama 2025 Reflection -
15 years later, my journey of over 1,200 kilometers through Earth's harshest environments is finally complete. The 4 Deserts Club has a new memb ...
Learnings From The Race
There is so many different ways to do this type of race. In the Atacama race we had real racers, pushing hard trying to win. We had a person that just ...
Why We Need To Struggle
Our world pushes us toward comfort and convenience. A luxury lifestyle is seen as the ultimate achievement. Today, we can have nearly anything we wa ...
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Small Victories
Hi everyone. Thanks for the comments and messages. Your support helped me push through today. The Long March went really well, despite my ankles, Achi ...
54 Days To Go — Reality Is Knocking
It’s hard to believe, but we’re down to just 54 days before the race begins! The good news: the weather has finally gotten better! Talking ...
My One Wild And Precious Life
(You may want to read Summer Day and listen to The Journey recited by Mary Oliver) The ground is near white—scabbed salt, ghoste ...
Keepin' It Real: Oh No! Only 2.5 Months To Go...
It seems like no matter what endurance event my training is for, there always comes a point where self-doubt begins to creep in. It makes its presence ...
Was So Im Kopf Herum Schwirrt
Bald ist es soweit und meine Reise geht los. Die Zeit rinnt davon und die Vorbereitungen laufen auf Hochtouren. Ich werde demütig wenn ich daran ...
Winter Grind
Since September, I’ve been working towards my goal of running an ultra marathon. Today is Valentine’s Day, and here in Mongolia, we’ ...
Reflections Post Race
It's taken a week and a half to process the enormity of my third desert crossing with RacingThePlanet. Without any doubt, this was the single most cha ...
Post Race - Reflections
It has been a little more than one week since we crossed the finish line on the beach in Swakopmund. It was epic! I hope everyone is recovering well. ...
Post Race Post
What did I learn?It was hot. It was difficult. You can live off the fat of your body for a long time.Salt and water are most important.Chicken boulli ...
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Stage 6 – The Finish.
Last 10 km, done. We were always going to finish the last stage if we made it past the long march. The route was mostly soft sand, and we did it in ju ...
Finished!
We are DONE! We ran the last 10km this morning at full speed - impatient to get to the beach bar finish line with its promises of cold drinks and rea ...
What Worked - Training
I just saw Dean Karnazes will be in Greece and caused me to reflect and look back on how lucky I have been in my races (Sahara below), to get to a dec ...
Time To Look Back
A month after returning, I find myself reflecting on what was truly one of the most incredible race experiences of my life. While I’ve always be ...
Post Race - Reflections
Post Race - Reflections It has been a few weeks since we crossed the finish line on an active volcanic island called Deception. I hope everyone is re ...
Whales, Penguins, And A Lot Of Back And Forth And ...
The setting for today was not to be believed. Every time i looked out over the cove in which the ship was docked at the ring of snow-covered peaks, fl ...
Final Preparations
With only 11 days until departing for Buenos Aires, Argentina and 16 days until we board the M/V Plancius in Ushuaia, the packing is well under way an ...
Que Lo Pario Que Duro!!
Hola hola aca estamos ya gracias a dios en el campamento luego de no se como terminar esta etapa duriiisima!! Tenemos las piernas rotas de taanta pie ...
Stage 5
Well it’s done !!! That was the toughest 1 day stage I have ever done..both mentally & physically. The heat was incredible ...
99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall
Spending 8hrs in the desert can actually mess with your head and bring you to tears. Thankfully my tears were on day one as the pressure from having a ...
Stage 2 Update
Another stage down. Slept well through the night and reapplied heel cap for my heel blister. Started well and ran the first 10kms or so. &nb ...
La Séptima Y Primera Vez...
Es lindo mirar para trás y recordar todas las lindas experiencias Vividas con Racing The Planet, (2012: Atacama, Gobi-China, Sahara y Antardida ...
