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Karl C

Marathon de Sables 2008 - The Graham Booty Appreciation Society

28th March - 7th April
The Marathon des Sables is a multi-stage ultra-marathon. It is a 6 day/230km long endurance race. It's run across the Sahara Desert in Morocco and takes place every Spring. You have to be almost entirely self sufficient carrying all your own food, cooking, sleeping and survival equipment. You get rationed several litres of water each day, handed out at stations and do get to share a tent with your fellow competitors as the end of each leg. The terrain ranges from sand dunes to rocky uneven ground and the day time temperatures reach 120 degF.

http://grahambooty.saharamarathon.co.uk/

Official Website here
http://www.marathondessables.com/index_uk.php

mikemoreton · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject:

Good Luck Graham. You can do it!!!

I'll have the beers waiting on your return.

MM2

Lee O · #3 Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 385 Location: Canvey Island

Good Luck Mate, watch thoses Dodgy Knees, Beers will be waiting just give me the Nod!

Oh your Sponsor page was down, tried to sponsor you, will try later.
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Mike Mason · #7 Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 1055 Location: Hockley

Go for it Graham..are you wearing the toe socks?
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'sometimes I am running so fast it appears that rocks and trees are standing still......' 'I may be slow, but you are ugly and I can train harder.' '90% is mental, the other half is physical'it's going to get a lot worse, before it gets worse'.

Lucycat · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:33 pm Post subject:

Good luck Graham. I am deeply jealous as this is the one race I really want to do.

Post a photo of your feet after and at their best!!!!

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Lucy and Paddy

Graham · #3 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 395

Thanks Karl et all. Had my first run today since the ultra and knee seems to have held up OK. Admittedly it was only 1 hour's fell running without a pack. Tomorrow the sand dunes at Studland naturalist beach. Think I'll be keeping my running short on though....

If anyone feels like sending me some abuse whislt I'm out there details below. My number is 674 BOOTY Graham GB.

COMMUNICATIONS

AOI has a web-site so that your friends loved ones, sponsors and admirers can follow your progress each day. The address for this is www.darbaroud.com Each day, the organisers list all that day’s results with times and positions. Messages can be sent to you on this site from 30 March until 5 April. Our experience is that unfortunately, some of these messages do not reach the competitors. In order to send a message, they will need to go to www.darbaroud.com web site and under the special heading “ecrire aux concurrents” (write to competitors) fill in a message form which will require your surname, first name and ID number (DOS number – running number). They must ONLY send text messages and NOT attachments or pictures. Messages are posted each evening for all competitors and there is no charge for receiving messages. You can also send out messages by e-mail from the communications tent, which is set up each day from 25 March.

Ernie · #2 Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 240 Location: Hockley GORC

Graham,
apart from all the physical and mental abuse of this race the big problem will be that you will keep wanting to come back for more.

Good luck and good running.

Steffan · #4 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 588 Location: Basildon

Wish you all the best G.
Enjoy yourself mate.

Pammie · #3 Joined: 01 Jul 2006 Posts: 385

Graham best of luck, you'll do it for sure.
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I'll put something interesting here when i've thought of something, in the meantime heres some music.

mArKw · #2 Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 291 Location: Benfleet

Wish you all the best, mate. Hope all that effort is worth it.

Mark
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The hills are alive........

Lorri · #1 Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 49 Location: Hullbridge

You do the club proud, good luck to you

Lorri & Andy :faroah:

runningman · #2 Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 152 Location: my office

G.....Have a great time ! Enjoy every step ! Dont forget to take in the scenery! remember NO RACING on the first day ! save the iv drip for day 5 !!! COME ON EVERYONE SEND MESSAGES whenever you can ! after a hard day it is an amazing PICK ME UP to recieve a message from loved ones EVEN the abusive ones ! they are bits of scrap paper i treasure till this day !
GAZA

Stu · #1 Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 40

Good Luck Graham

Jac, Stu & Daisy

Lee O · #3 Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 385 Location: Canvey Island

Where you suppose to send message, cant find it on that site..
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mikemoreton · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:39 pm Post subject:

Lee O · #3 Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 385 Location: Canvey Island

Think it said from 25th March
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My mind says I am still 19 and in My Prime......Body Suggests Otherwise!!!!!!

mikemoreton · Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:04 am Post subject:

oooops

sorry

Karl C · Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:10 am Post subject:

http://www.darbaroud.com/resultat...;departement=&Submit=Envoyer#

29 MARCH 2007
• Breakfast at bivouac; administrative, technical and medical checks.
• Following checks: free day, lunch and dinner at bivouac.

30 MARCH TO 05 APRIL 2008
THE RACE
• Beginning of self sufficiency in food: from breakfast 30 March breakfast to breakfast 05 April .

05 APRIL 2008
END OF THE RACE
• Bus transfer to hotel in Ouarzazate , lunch paquet; collecting of personal affaires, dinner and night at hotel (1/2 pension)

06 APRIL 2008
• Breakfast at hotel.
• 10H00 to 17H00 - distribution of Tee-shirt MDS - MARATHON DES SABLES shop to Hotel Azghor
• Free time, lunch not provided;
• 14H prize giving ceremony - coktail Hotel Azghor
• Dinner and night at hotel (1/2 pension)

07 APRIL 2008
• Breakfast at hotel. Free time the morning, lunch not provided
• Transfer in from hotel to Ouarzazate airport. Departure flight
• Arrival Paris (see your flight ticket).

Jez · #2 Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 291 Location: Eastwood

Blimey,

Was Graham aware that in just 2 nights stay at a B & b he would lose all his pension!

There was me thinking Zimbabwe had high inflatation

Ian J · #2 Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 267 Location: Rayleigh

I managed to send a message today, it helped when I found the button to translate into English, hope it gets through ok

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Whad'ya mean "Run fat boy, run"? I AM running!