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Australian Story: Inside the Aussie outback music festival built on a 'crazy gamble': Big Red Bash

Australian Story: Inside the Aussie outback music festival built on a 'crazy gamble': Big Red Bash

Mar 22 2024   A story about Greg Donovan, who completed the 4 Deserts Grand Slam 2012.

Podcast: 4 Deserts Grand Slam Challenger Tania Carmona Prieto interviews Event Director Samantha Fanshawe

Podcast: 4 Deserts Grand Slam Challenger Tania Carmona Prieto interviews Event Director Samantha Fanshawe

Mar 22 2024   Another incredible guest, Samantha Fanshawe - Event Director for the Namibia Race @racingtheplanet  We take a deep dive into the stories and the people that make this More Than a Race. Sam has directed over 50 events, we were so lucky to get words of encouragement, advice and wisdom,  leaving us inspired.  

Taipei Times - Ultramarathons keep Tommy Chen ‘humble’

Taipei Times - Ultramarathons keep Tommy Chen ‘humble’

Mar 02 2024   After topping the world in the 4 Deserts Race Series in 2016, Taiwanese ultramarathon runner Tommy Chen could easily be considered a conqueror of nature, but after having run more than 1,800km in the intervening eight years, the ultramarathon veteran says the extreme mileage has taught him to be “humble” in the face of Mother Earth.

The Globetrotting Guidebook: Our Most Memorable Runs Across the Planet

The Globetrotting Guidebook: Our Most Memorable Runs Across the Planet

Feb 04 2024   “Picking a single route is very difficult, considering I’ve run 365+ times a year for the past several years. But the one run/race that really stands out to me is an approximately 48-mile race as part of the seven-day stage race across the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. I won this stage and took the overall race lead. I would go on to win the Gobi March, a 155-mile, self-supported stage race. It was my first ever ultramarathon, first ever stage race, first time camping, first time running ...

Ironman Announces New CEO, Scott DeRue

Ironman Announces New CEO, Scott DeRue

Jan 29 2024   As the former president of Equinox fitness, DeRue helped oversee over 100 fitness clubs, a fitness platform, digital commerce, and its media groups through COVID and the dawn of vaccines.

Ryoji Kido from Japan Joins the 4 Deserts Club at the Atacama Crossing 2023

Ryoji Kido from Japan Joins the 4 Deserts Club at the Atacama Crossing 2023

Nov 18 2023   挑戦に年齢は関係ない 58歳の城戸さん(熊本市) 砂漠レース四大会制覇 Age doesn't matter when it comes to challenges: 58-year-old Kido (Kumamoto City) has won 4 Deserts races  

Running on earth is tough/hard but it makes you happy

Running on earth is tough/hard but it makes you happy

Nov 13 2023   Nineteen years ago in 2004, Lin Yijie was the Atacama Crossing champion. This year he was invited by the organizer to return to his old place to compete. He brought five other amateur runners, including Xiaobai, who had never run an ultramarathon, to participate in the seven-day race. A six-night, 250-kilometer race with self-supply and weight.

AXIOS: Matt Cavanaugh - Twin Cities native aims for 12 marathons in a year after kidney donation

AXIOS: Matt Cavanaugh - Twin Cities native aims for 12 marathons in a year after kidney donation

Oct 01 2023   A Twin Cities native is continuing his mission to show donating a kidney doesn't impose physical limitations — by running a dozen marathons in one year.

Ultrarunning in der Wüste: Laufend durch die Durststrecke

Ultrarunning in der Wüste: Laufend durch die Durststrecke

Sep 23 2023   "RacingThePlanet" führt durch vier Wüsten auf vier Kontinenten. Harald Gruber schwitzte in der Atacama, Christine Eder quälte sich durch die Gobi. Beide haben dafür gute Gründe

Dong-A Ilbo - Outdoor company CEO returns to desert marathon

Dong-A Ilbo - Outdoor company CEO returns to desert marathon

Sep 15 2023   Yoo Ji-seong, the CEO of Outdoor Sports Korea (OSK), is embarking on his 24th participation in the 4 Deserts race after a four-year hiatus since 2019. This grueling race spans six days, covering a distance of over 250 kilometers across the arid Atacama Crossing in Chile, scheduled from September 24 to 30. Had it not been for the disruptions caused by COVID-19, Yoo would have made more challenges of desert marathons.

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