GOBI MARCH (MONGOLIA)
250 KM / 155-MILE, 6-STAGE ULTRAMARATHON

ULTRALITE (MONGOLIA)

20-26 June 2027

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Mary GADAMS

Event Director

Hong Kong

Bev BRAMMER

Volunteer Manager

United Kingdom

Mary GADAMS

Event Director

Hong Kong

Mary Gadams will be the race director for the 21st Edition of the Gobi March in Mongolia. Mary founded RacingThePlanet in 2002. Prior to founding RacingThePlanet, Mary worked in investment banking and strategy, including as a global strategist in the Chairman's Office of the Samsung Group in Seoul, Korea, working on special projects including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, venture capital and global strategy. Prior to that time, she also spent eight years with a large investment bank in the United States.

Mary has lived in six countries and been involved in a significant number of sporting events. She was team captain of three Eco-Challenge teams, with a best finish of sixth in the ESPN X Games, and has completed dozens of marathons and ultramarathons, including the Boston Marathon (three times) and the Marathon des Sables multiple times with a personal best in the women's division of 26:30. Mary's ultramarathon experience spans the Western States Endurance Run (100 miles), the Himalayan 100 Mile Stage Race, the London to Brighton Race (55 miles), the Hong Kong Oxfam Trailwalker (100km), the Texas Trail Run (50 miles), the JFK 50-Miler, the Atacama Crossing and the Mongolia Sunrise to Sunset. She has also made it to the summits of Sgurr Alasdair in Scotland, Mt. Toubkal in Morocco, Mt. Kinabalu in Malaysia, Japan's Mt. Fuji (twice), Mt. Fansipan in Vietnam and Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Mary earned an undergraduate degree in the US and a master's degree in the United Kingdom. She also studied Chinese in Shanghai, China, French in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, Spanish in Seville, Spain, and Korean in Seoul, Korea.

Bev BRAMMER

Volunteer Manager

United Kingdom

Bev Brammer is a retired nutritionist from Manchester, UK who got bored being retired so now works part time in Customer Services for a large retail company. She followed the exploits of her husband Tony through his 4 Deserts Ultras as a competitor and then experienced life in the desert for herself as a volunteer in the Atacama Crossing (Chile) back in 2010. That was the start of a love for early morning starts & roughing it! Since then she has volunteered at more than 20 RacingThePlanet and 4 Deserts events. Bev is not a novice to sporting achievements herself having climbed Ben Nevis, trekked 60 miles along the Great Wall of China and completed half and full marathons. She enjoys the gym, spin classes & hiking in the great outdoors. We welcome Bev to the Gobi March (Mongolia) 2027.

GOBI MARCH (MONGOLIA)
250 KM / 155-MILE, 6-STAGE ULTRAMARATHON

ULTRALITE (MONGOLIA)

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Mary GADAMS

Event Director

Bev BRAMMER

Volunteer Manager

Mary GADAMS

Event Director

Bev BRAMMER

Volunteer Manager

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GOBI MARCH (MONGOLIA) 250 KM / 155-MILE, 6-STAGE ULTRAMARATHON

ULTRALITE (MONGOLIA)

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RACE INFO

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Mary GADAMS

Event Director

Bev BRAMMER

Volunteer Manager

Mary GADAMS

Event Director

Bev BRAMMER

Volunteer Manager

GOBI MARCH (MONGOLIA)
250 KM / 155-MILE, 6-STAGE ULTRAMARATHON