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Kennington resident to compete in the 19th Marathon des Sables - April 2004

from Cathy (cathyvpreece@aol.com)

Kennington resident to compete in the 19th Marathon des Sables - April 2004

Mario Rebellato explains:

About the Marathon Des Sables

The Marathon Des Sables (MdS) is a 6 day / 230km endurance race across the Sahara Desert in Morocco, normally taking place at the end of March / beginning of April.

During this time the competitors (myself included!) have to carry all food, cooking equipment, food, survival equipment, etc over ground ranging from sand dunes to uneven rocky ground in temperatures upto 120°F.

Why I'm running the Marathon des Sables

I'm running the Sahara Marathon as a test of fitness and personal endurance, but it's also a chance to raise money for Facing Africa-NOMA, an excellent charity devoted to helping some of the saddest and most unfortunate children on earth. I did think of running 8 marathons on 8 continents to annoy Mr Fiennes or sitting in a box above the Thames for 45 days to peeve Mr Blaine, but I ran out of continents and couldn't find a big enough box. And, let's face it, there's nothing like the sight of the empty sands stretching ahead of you, burning gold and silver by the light of a Saharan moon. Trust me, there's not.

I've been training since January running on average 50 miles a week and I want to beat the time I set myself in 1998 of 53:02:04, so if you think you could support my bid to raise money for Facing Africa, please email me at mario.rebellato1@btopenworld.com.

Alternatively, I do my training on the streets of central London so if you see a rakishly handsome 62-year-old with a rucksack powering along the pavements, stop me and sponsor me!

Links

http://mariorebellato.saharamarathon.co.uk/
www.saharamarathon.co.uk - More information about the MdS (you could run it too!)
www.facingafrica.org - Helping to cure and prevent NOMA (official charity of the MdS in 2003)
www.darbaroud.com - The organizers of the MdS
(posted 7407 days ago)

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