Running 4000 Miles Across the Sahara Desert in 111 Days

[mavsluva]

I felt as if I accomplished something this past Sunday in running the AT&T Austin Marathon without training for it. My little accomplishment doesn't hold a candle to what these three guys did. Check it out:

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/news/story?id=2772368

Grace and Peace,
Mavsluva

[JDMSilviaSpecR]

I thought running 10 miles without stopping was an accompishment

[rugbySwoll]

Mansluva, my 2 room mates ran in that marathon....word

[Hunter]

I have ran the gradma's marathon in duluth minnesota and was nuts but to run those conditions in insane.

[mavsluva]

Mavsluva, my 2 room mates ran in that marathon....word

That's cool. I had NO idea that the course was going to be so hilly. I know that Austin is more hilly than Dallas. But I had no idea that it was going to be that hilly. Running through Hill Country was really pretty.

It was my wife's first attempt at a full marathon so I did it in support of her. Took her/us 5 hours.

[Shane35aa]

hell of a good job mav

[chest6]

That's cool. I had NO idea that the course was going to be so hilly. I know that Austin is more hilly than Dallas. But I had no idea that it was going to be that hilly. Running through Hill Country was really pretty.

It was my wife's first attempt at a full marathon so I did it in support of her. Took her/us 5 hours.

Yep...its really really hilly around this area..dallas/plano/frisco is soo flat

[Hunter]

That's cool. I had NO idea that the course was going to be so hilly. I know that Austin is more hilly than Dallas. But I had no idea that it was going to be that hilly. Running through Hill Country was really pretty.

It was my wife's first attempt at a full marathon so I did it in support of her. Took her/us 5 hours.

thats not bad at all mavs mine was 3 hours and 57 minutes but I trained for it and you dont train for marathons, so 5 hours is pretty respectable.

[The Legend]

i just read this at work ten mins ago. f-ing crazy. i hate walking outside when the temps are above 90 yet alone this

[rubix6]

wow. That is really gnarly

[ru-ga-ru]

one question.....................WHY

[mavsluva]

thats not bad at all mavs mine was 3 hours and 57 minutes but I trained for it and you dont train for marathons, so 5 hours is pretty respectable.

I participate in atleast one marathon a year. I do not train for them because I do them more for the mental struggle than I do the physical struggle. It makes me more mentally strong knowing that I can push through such terrible physical pain due to being mentally strong.

I did, however, train for a marathon in 2000 and did very well. It was the Chicago Marathon and I finished in 3:36. But for those that I have not trained for, my finishing time has been in between 4:30 and 5 hours. Good times!

[xlxBigSexyxlx]

whoa

4000miles in 111 days? Thats sick!!!!!!!

[Doc.Sust]

i hate running, let alone running across a damn desert

[SVTMuscle*]

Thats insane, im def gonna try to see that documentary