Note: In April, I competed in the 2012 Marathon des Sables, a seven-day, 150-mile stage race in southern Morocco.
I’m back to talk Marathon des Sables (MdS) training once more.
About six weeks ago, I became obsessed with running rim-to-rim-to-rim (R2R2R) in the Grand Canyon before calendar year 2011 ended. It took about 37 minutes to inspire Danni into a similar obsession.
As you may know, I’m racing the 2012 Marathon des Sables (MdS) next April in Morocco.
I found a rope’s end while lying on the Berber rug of a medical tent during Stage 4 of the Marathon des Sables. When I climbed out of the tent and into the wee hours of a Sahara Desert night, I realized that it was my own. I let go of its frayed end while a million pinpricks of stars flickered in an African sky above me, and I felt so freaking free.
