2009 MdS: Stage 3 (56 miles)
April 2, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 12 Comments
As noted earlier, this MdS is unique in that we have not been made aware of future stages in advance. In the evening after Stage 2 we were told that Stage 3 would not be the already longer than usual 80k, but instead 91k/56 miles. We were told it was not an April fools joke [...]
MdS 2009: Stage 2 (36k)
April 1, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 5 Comments
Stage 2 went well for me, the Dreamchasers, & Meghan. My effort was slightly reduced today – by necessity & design. I started without any major complaint & finished the same way. However, I felt I went right at threshold yesterday & have the long stage tomorrow. Still cool, but slightly hotter & windy. Today’s [...]
MdS 2009: Stage 1 (33k)
March 30, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 1 Comment
I received an education in dunes today. Completed Dunes 101, 102, & am cramming hard for my 201 final tomorrow. When the difference between running fast or slow in a race is at issue, you learn quickly. Long story short, another temperate day. I felt that I gave an honest effort – actually a bit [...]
MdS 2009: Team Dreamchasers USA
March 29, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 5 Comments
Bryon Powell – 869; Ted Archer – 868; Michael Wardian – 870Team Dreamchasers USA on the morning before the first stage.Bon Voyage!
MdS Admin Day Redo
March 29, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 5 Comments
I’m excited to share that the 2009 Marathon des Sables will start at 9 tomorrow morning. I’ve not shared how real the possibility of race cancellation has been. While the rain may make for “interesting” running, it makes driving large trucks to remote bivouacs and control points even more tenuous. Regardless, game on! Today’s focus [...]
MdS Delusion
March 28, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 7 Comments
Here’s some proof of the rain in the Sahara. Check out the drops in the pool. It’s raining steadily again and there have been a few peals of thunder.
2009 MdS Admin Day Delayed, First Stage Canceled
March 28, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 4 Comments
While we have not been told the specifics as to why, yesterday’s rain has already affected this year’s Marathon des Sables. Today’s Admin Day at the bivouac has been canceled. More important, tomorrow’s first stage has been canceled and will not be made up. The race will lose 30 km (18.6 miles) to total “only” [...]
MdS Prelude: The Deluge
March 27, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 3 Comments
iRunFar fans, friends, and family, on Wednesday I arrived safe and sound (and, more importantly, with all my gear) in Morocco. In the past three days, I’ve had enough adventures to satisfy me for quite awhile and we’re not even started yet. There was Wednesday’s impromptu tour de cafes in Casablanca with Meghan, four fellow [...]
Food for Marathon des Sables
March 23, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 15 Comments
A sample nutritional plan for running the Marathon des Sables.
iRunFar.com does the Marathon des Sables
March 20, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 8 Comments
In little over a week, I’ll be toeing the line for the first stage of the Marathon des Sables, an event that will be the most difficult challenge of my running career. Set south of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, the Marathon des Sables is a 7-day, 6-stage footrace across the Sahara Desert in which competitors carry [...]
