Latest News Flash – A storm has caused the Marathon de sables first day to be cancelled!
Marathon De Sables 2009 race up date 30th March 2009
It’s been a horrendous start and absolutely gutting for all the competitors.
They had appalling storms and couldn’t even get to the start (rescued by the army!).
It’s only ever rained once before (12years ago for 30 mins!), so this is totally unprecedented.
The worrying thing is friends and family back in the UK cannot find out what is happening!
All the shelters are totally non-waterproof, and it is very cold, whereas all their gear is for dry heat.
Take a look at the videos on the following http://www.darbaroud.com/index_uk.php - quite unbelievable.
They Marathon de Sable were hoping to start from stage 2 today – although there’s still a possibility the whole thing will be cancelled!
No one has heard so we take it as good news that the MdS competitors are not back at the hotel and may still be able to continue.
You can send an e mail to friends and family by “Write to competitors”
Many have a lot of thousands of pounds raised for charity not taking into consideration the huge amount of time and effort to train for this major feat of human endurance.
Many entered and paid for the event 3-4 years ago and have got themselves physically and mentally ready for 151 miles.
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For more information check www.darbaroud.com website for the latest news of what is happening.
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