Athlete interviews

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.

EntrantComing soon

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.

Pack trainingSelf-sufficiencyRace rehearsal
EntrantComing soon

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.

Heat adaptationHydrationPacing
Did not finishComing soon

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.

Foot careDNF lessonsSand training
FinisherComing soon

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.

Heat adaptationFeeder raceConfidence