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After 2 years and 3 months of training 2008-03-23 16:03:00 ...the MDS is here.Before I post any further remember that later this week you can go here to the Marathon Des Sables website, and a link will appear allowing you to "Write to a competitor". My race number is 857 - Richard Weremiuk. You can send only text, no pictures, and send as many messages as you like. It is going to get harder as every day goes by, so I'd love messages every day. Even if you've never spoken to me, commented on my blog or anything. Just to know that someone somewhere is supporting me will give me strength. The organisers distribute the messages on paper to the competitors every evening. You will also be able to see the results on line. If all goes to plan I should be able to send a blog post update every day, so check back here every day for news from the 30t
In camp 2008-03-29 09:24:00 Arrived at camp. Distances this week are in miles, 20, 23.5, 47, 26, 10. First day starts with 12k of sizeable dunes. Longest day includes the 25% 1k ascent. toughest climb... 33c in shade at 10am 18% humidity.News, Sports, Entertainment and Weather on your mobile. Text MSN to 63463 Now.
857--stage 2 - 23.5 miles 2008-03-31 16:23:00 today was further but looked easier on paper as there was less dunes and mianly flat. ran most of way to cp1 and onwards to cp2 but walked last few k to cp feeling hot! told at cp2 it was 40c so that was why. had to take a break for 20 there to cool down and rehydrate. decided to walk to cp3 accross blazing hot salt plains and continued to take on extra water. felt v good by cp3 and got up the 300m 25 percent climb with ease. ran last leg to finish except last k - too rocky and unstable under foot. -6:28 average 3.5mph. feet still ok, feel good. dune day 25 miles tomorrow. check mds website for updates from organiser too. bye for now. thanks for messages!-----------------------------N'utilisez pas la fonction "REPONDRE", l'envoi de message se fait uniquement par
857--day 1 19.5 miles 2008-03-31 13:38:00 hardest day 1 ever possibly. 10 miles of big dunes in the stage. sandstorm blew up at 5am and made prep difficult and spooked me a little. read some cards from home and that sorted me out. everyone walked first 8 miles of dunes to cp, I only averaged 2.7mph. Then I did what I trained for and ran. I alternated walking sometimes. 2 Miles of dunes at end, big sting in the tail. got in about 5:50hrs 3.3mph average. no idea of place, not imporant. feet still ok, hydration system seems ok. right quad pain from IT band likely to cause me probs as week goes on, hope it doesnt get too bad. I look forward to getting messages from you. Mum confirm this gets posted on the website please. so far so good, 23.5m tomorrow. bye for now. Rich-----------------------------N'utilisez pas la foncti
857--day 1 19.5 miles 2008-03-30 17:36:00 hardest day 1 ever possibly. 10 miles of big dunes in the stage. sandstorm blew up at 5am and made prep difficult and spooked me a little. read some cards from home and that sorted me out. everyone walked first 8 miles of dunes to cp, I only averaged 2.7mph. Then I did what I trained for and ran. I alternated walking sometimes. 2 Miles of dunes at end, big sting in the tail. got in about 5:50hrs 3.3mph average. no idea of place, not imporant. feet still ok, hydration system seems ok. right quad pain from IT band likely to cause me probs as week goes on, hope it doesnt get too bad. I look forward to getting messages from you. Mum confirm this gets posted on the website please. so far so good, 23.5m tomorrow. bye for now. Rich-----------------------------N'utilisez pas la foncti
Correction on distances on previous blog 2008-03-30 12:45:00 arrived at camp. Distances this week are, in miles, 20, 23.5, 25, 47, 26, 10. First day starts with 12k of sizable dunes. Longest day includes the 25% 1k ascent. toughest climb...33c in shade at 10am 18% humidity.A prize an hour, 24 hours a day. Try Big Snap now!
857--stage 4 - 47 miles 2008-04-03 16:13:00 The wheels came off the wagon yesterday. Stage 3s brutality was nothing on the long day. soft sand underfoot all day, many climbs including the 1k which was all fours climbing and pulling yourself up on ropes. been living off 2 hours sleep with nightly wind storms and burning through my 3000 calories a day still starving. all caught up yesterday when I had used up all of my on-the-go food (1200 cals) + fuel from breakfast by cp3. dazed and in a mess I begged for IVs at every CP, they would not give me one. lost equipment and food in dazed state. got to cp4 in 8 hours (16hr cutoff) and tried to sleep. didnt, left alone at 3am with 20 miles to cover in dark alone, hit rock bottom, but dragged myself through and home in 23:40, i guess 30 places from back? feet started day 4 fine, now bad
857--stage 3 - 25 miles 2008-04-01 16:35:00 brutal. absolutely brutal. was not well in the night, stomach. barely slept. had to start slow; whatever the map says the first 18 miles were dunes in blazing temps, only puncutated by a hard 300M climb. needed 30 mins at CP2 to pull myself together and 20 at cp3 to apply foot tape. realising I was well down from previous days I ran from cp3 to the finish and got back maybe 30 places. took me 8:10 just 2.9mph average. tomorrow is what it is all about; 47 miles including huge 1k 25 percent climb. thanks for messages they really help. send me good thoughts for tomorrow, it is going to be hell.-----------------------------N'utilisez pas la fonction "REPONDRE", l'envoi de message se fait uniquement par le Site Web Darbaroud.com !!! MERCIATLANTIDE ORGANISATION INTERNAT
Stage 7 11 miles 2008-04-05 11:44:00 Photo says what needs to be said. See you at home. Read more:Stage
857--stage 5- the marathon day - 26.2 miles 2008-04-04 16:21:00 Today I re-wheeled the wagon...with Bridgestones. Today injuries are forgotten, blisters ignored, and its painkillers for breakfast. I got my first good nights sleep and was well fuelled from food donated by everyone, after losing my food on stage 4; Today properly rested and fuelled I ran the stage I am capable of. Everyone goes for it today treating it as the final stage as tomorrows 11 miles is well, a fun run in comparison to the rest of the week. Despite 3 steep ascents, checkpoints, and lots of sand I finished the marathon in 6hrs 30, 4mph average position 367 (unconfirmed). Oh and it was 46C. thank you everyone for messages I got about 40 last night, a record I think. you have all helped me through this. I wont be given any messages sent after about 6pm today, so any after the
No title 2008-04-08 08:00:00 Got home late last night after a nightmare day full of travel delays. I am thankfully able to shuffle along at a respectable pace (with slippers) and will pull together my thoughts and photos over the next few days and write up my MDS 2008 report, which I am sure many of you will read with interest.I will try and publish it all in one post so it reads top to bottom, rather than in stages where a latecommer would see the last stage at the top. I'm sure I'll get something up by the end of the weekend if not sooner. Bye for now.
Journey's End 2008-04-10 12:10:00 It is time to bid you farewell.The full story of my MDS adventure is in the post below this one.Well, I have done what I set out to do and completed the MDS. I documented my two year journey on this blog, and I’ll let it stand now as record of my achievement.There are so many people to thank that I hope I don’t forget anyone. Please kick me if I do and I’ll add you to the list.Roll of honourMum and Dad for their support for the past two years. Especially for looking after Alex for much of every weekend as I trained. Thanks for all the words of wisdom, help with the sponsorship, the cards, and for decking out my house with celebration balloons and banners! Thank you for ever!Alex my son, too small to understand just yet, but I owe you a lot of time to make up for that you have lost to Read more:Journey
Marathon des Sables 2008 - My Story 2008-04-09 04:05:00 IntroductionFour years ago I literally could not run a mile. I had to stop at 3/4 of a mile gasping for breath on a treadmill, with a personal trainer called Clive probably thinking he had his work cut out here. I had decided to start running, get fit and get some personal training after a health check had revealed me mostly ok but dreadfully unfit for a 30 year old man. So, I started to do the odd short run over the next couple of years and eventually even entered an off-road 10k event. I found those 6 miles so hard I could not understand how anyone could run a 26 mile marathon. I certainly knew I couldn't. A few months later in January 2006 I was watching a TV show on the Marathon
des Sables. I was in awe of spectacle and could not understand how anyone could survive such as extreme even
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