Race stories from the people who stood on the start line
This library will hold entrant, finisher, and DNF interviews. Each story is linked to the race it belongs to so athletes can learn from people preparing for the same demands.
How I am building confidence with race-weight kit
MDS entrant interview - linked to Marathon des Sables
An upcoming interview with an MDS entrant on pack choices, long-run rehearsals, and the first moment the race began to feel real.
Learning to respect heat before the Sahara
MDS entrant interview - linked to Marathon des Sables
A planned conversation about heat adaptation, pacing restraint, and the gap between being fit and being desert-ready.
The foot problem that ended my race
MDS DNF interview - linked to Marathon des Sables
An upcoming DNF interview focused on blister escalation, sand management, and why foot care has to be trained like fitness.
What a single-day desert race taught me
Sahara Marathon finisher interview - linked to Sahara Marathon
An upcoming feeder-race interview on the lessons that transferred from desert marathon preparation into MDS planning.