My Maraathon of the Sands - sweat, tears and camel spiders!

rG-tom · 22 Apr 2006 at 17:20

fantastic achievement, and fantastic pictures too! were they all taken by you? (except of course the ones of you)

Tom.

Phog · 22 Apr 2006 at 17:22

Wow! I'm in awe of that achievement! I'm glad it was worth it in the end. :cool:

firstborn · 22 Apr 2006 at 17:23

rG-tom said:
fantastic achievement, and fantastic pictures too! were they all taken by you? (except of course the ones of you)

Tom.

Nahh - some of them are off the organisers webby. I lost two disposable cameras due to sand damage and half the time wasn't in the right frame of mind to take pics but still have a few hundred from my now knackered digital camera.

firstborn · 22 Apr 2006 at 17:24

starscream said:
Sorry I missed it first time, I've sponsered you now though as it's not too late!

That is a great achievement for a good cause.

I think think your nuts though

Thanks starscream - and I'm perfectly sane I'll have you know

singist · 22 Apr 2006 at 17:25

Congratulations!: What a superb thing to be able to tell your grandkids about, later in life.
Very well done!

skiba · 22 Apr 2006 at 17:28

Great read, must be seriously proud of yourself after that mate, well played.

Combat squirrel · 22 Apr 2006 at 17:35

Amazing acheivment !!! big congrats!

Inquisitor · 22 Apr 2006 at 17:37

Brilliant read, and pictures. Well done mate

Blackstar · 22 Apr 2006 at 17:38

Well done, that was a great read and those pictures really gave an insight. You planning to ever do it again or was once enough?

SexyGreyFox · 22 Apr 2006 at 18:00

Excellent read.
Thanks for that.

Takhisis · 22 Apr 2006 at 18:17

Congrats - looks like one hellova experience

And I agree with starscream - you're nuts

But in a very good way

If you ever attend a meet that I'm at, I'll buy you a drink

firstborn · 22 Apr 2006 at 18:21

Blackstar said:
Well done, that was a great read and those pictures really gave an insight. You planning to ever do it again or was once enough?

As much as it hurt at times I would do it again - but would probably only go as part of a team if I did. My main concern would be that I wouldn't end up in a tent full of great characters as was the case this time.

Violent-J · 22 Apr 2006 at 18:44

Very well done mate.

Mic · 22 Apr 2006 at 18:49

So...eh..no one else read the but about the CAMEL SPIDERS??

OMGWTF ARGH *runs*

Feek · 22 Apr 2006 at 18:51

A fantastic achievement, well done!

One question though. If it cost you £4500 to do this and you raised £1600, wouldn't it have been better for the charity if you'd just given then the £4500 and gone to Butlins instead

*runs (but not as far as you did)*

K.

firstborn · 22 Apr 2006 at 18:56

Feek said:
A fantastic achievement, well done!

One question though. If it cost you £4500 to do this and you raised £1600, wouldn't it have been better for the charity if you'd just given then the £4500 and gone to Butlins instead

*runs (but not as far as you did)*

K.

Ha

spirit · 22 Apr 2006 at 19:17

do you have to bring all your food with you? whats in the packs when you are running?

man thats awsome well done.

firstborn · 22 Apr 2006 at 19:24

spirit said:
do you have to bring all your food with you? whats in the packs when you are running?

man thats awsome well done.

Yepp you carry all food, clothing, sleeping bag/mat, cooking equipment, first aid kit etc. Pack weighs about 10kg with upto 3kg of water on top of that. The only thing you don't have to carry is a tent.

CChrisca · 22 Apr 2006 at 19:24

A great read and amazing pics. You must be very proud of yourself, very well done.

thebrasso · 22 Apr 2006 at 19:36

Awesome stuff.

Seriously, unless you have done some distance running I doubt you could imagine how hard that must have been. I lived on a hill but doing those distances, with weight on your back and in that climate...it takes its toll.

Respect.