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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There they are, the trendiest moon boots ever…
 

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I received my gaiters last week. Now the question is, how do I fix this:

onto this:

Answer next post…
P.S.: note how the colours of my gaiters match the colours of my shoes… …

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So here we are. I’ve tried some new tape. On the picture, from top left to bottom right, duct tape, athletic tape, maxtape, pre-tape. 

The one I wanted to test was the maxtape (japanese brand), it had funky colours and was 4 times more expensive than the standard athletic tape that I used to use for […]

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Just had my tetanus and diphtheria boost. Ouch. It stings…

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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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For Gobi March 2006, Stephane and I bought freezed dried food from Mountain House and having learnt in Gobi we learnt that Expedition Foods provides more calories than other brands of the same weight! Being a weight freak we have both ordered food from http://www.expeditionfoods.com/shop/ the delivery to my UK address was very quick and prompt, very […]

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