Conquering the Atacama Crossing (Chile)

Its just a few days left till we go to Chile and I still haven’t got all my gear together! I guess I’ll have to do all my shopping tonight and with a hope that I don’t miss our any mandatory items!
I have my flight booked to leave on 24th changing flights in Auckland then […]

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In less than a month Stephane and I will be encountering the most gruelling and unforgiving races around! Right now, my heart seems calm, I guess the idea still hasn’t struck me, as I have not gathered all my equipments yet but I have planned part of my weekend to gather the mandatory items!
Preparation is […]

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Never thought about vaccinations until my aunt popped the question! It looks like travelling to Chile the recommended vaccinations are:

Hepatitis A
Typhoid
Rabies

Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
Tetanus-diphtheria
Recommended for all travelers
For travelers who may eat or drink outside major restaurants and hotels
 For travelers who may have direct contact with animals and may not have access to medical care
Two doses […]

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Good question, no one can answer and the answer will only come to you on the day! From experience stomping on your feet non-stop definitely harms you feet! This point is clear. During Gobi I saw people cutting open their shoes opening a lip so their toes could poke out and others not taking their […]

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Up till my knee injury I had been training religiously 4 times a week and a break down is as follows:-
Sunday: Long run (20km-25km)
Monday: Easy treadmill 20mins jog
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: Interval training 8 sets of max speed 400m with 1.5minutes rest in between.
Thursday: 10km tempo run
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Rest
And the above repeats, I must say it is […]

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Many people have asked me whether I’ve done a marathon before and it would be a no because I have different definitions for ultramarathon and a marathon, both are demanding in there own right. But now I can proudly say that I have and finished it in 4hrs and 50mins. I am rather pleased considering my knee problems […]

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As most would know the game of endurance sport is not necessarily who can run the longest but who recovers the fastest! If you can recover quick you can go much further! I’ve been religiously attending my physio 3 times a week getting my fixes in which I do feel the difference and am quite […]

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Don’t know if it is good news or bad news. My physio said I have strong outer thigh muscles and weak inner thigh muscles therefore causing my patella to be running off track and the cartilage rubbing unsmoothly, thereby cartilage deficit (don’t know if I have explained it well). He said that I would need […]

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3 weeks ago I injured myself and since I’ve had swollen knees. I’ve seen an acupuncture and he said I had water accumulation under the knee cap (water on the knee). He stuck tons of needles in me and told me to rest it, sadly, being the Joc I am, I had the China Coast […]

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The Atacama Crossing the 2nd series of 4 deserts, is a self supported footrace across 250 kilometres (150miles) across the Atacama desert in the north of Chile. The unique feature of the Atacama desert is that it has been around for 15 million years and it is 50 times more arid than California’s Death Valley, […]

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