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Israeli man runs ultra-marathon in Antarctica
Jan 03 2023 Eyal Shimoni in i24 English in Israel

Podcast with 4 Deserts Grand Slammer "Inia Raumati - you will finish
Oct 26 2022 Inia Raumati talks with Dirt Church Radio, a trail running podcast, from New Zealand to the world, about his come back to RacingThePlanet: Lapland after the 4 Deserts Grand Slam in 2014 and his big plans in 2024.
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Podcast: Dr Rebecca Walker talks about guiding a blind runner in a 250km race across Antarctica
Jun 02 2022 Rebecca shares what it is like being an expedition physician in such extreme, isolated parts of the world. She also gives us an idea of what the stage race in Antarctica is all about!
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Michele Ufer - RUNNER TRAINS FOR THE 4 DESERTS CHALLENGE
Mar 24 2022 RUNNER TRAINS FOR THE 4 DESERTS CHALLENGE
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Michele Ufer as a guest in the TV celebrity interview "Klappstuhl on Tour"
Mar 24 2022 Talk about mental training, borderline experience, ultramarathons and Michele's upcoming project for this year: the 4 Deserts GRAND SLAM
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WATCH: Racing Namibia, a 9-part series by Canadian ultrarunner Jeff Pelletier
Feb 04 2022 Canadian pro ultrarunner and filmmaker Jeff Pelletier has documented his experience at one of the world’s hardest stage races across the Namib Desert. Pelletier created a nine-part series called Racing Namibia to give people an idea of what it takes to run a stage race while providing an inside look at the beautiful country of Namibia (formerly known as South West Africa).

Film "Run for Dreams" about Tommy Chen's 4 Deserts Grand Slam journey
Nov 18 2019 The film about champion runner Tommy Chen who completed the 4 Deserts Grand Slam in 2018 has been released on Cathay Pacific inflight entertainment.
Tanja Schonenberg talks about the Atacama Crossing on German Television
Oct 17 2019 After discovering running Tanja Schonenberg turned her life around to lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle. She has just launched a book about her transformation which included her participation and podium places in the Gobi March 2018 and the Atacama Crossing 2019. Her book is launched on German TV. Listen to her interview from minute 7:12

NHK: Film of the Gobi March by the National Boradcasting Company of Japan is released in English (Part 1)
Jun 19 2019 "GREAT RACE" is a documentary series that follows extreme races covering hundreds of miles and exceeds the limits of body and spirit. The runners say the races have changed their lives.