Love that song, very dramatic!

Yeah, it was super windy and chilly, thankfully we were staying in a bothy that night! 😂🫶🛖

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Thanks so much, really love documenting all these interesting places around the world! 😀🫶

And super cold at the same time! 😂😂🥶🥶☃️⛄️

Hugely welcome, it's not the unachievable race that the promo and people make it out to be, however it does need some good prep and training to tackle it as you would expect.

Really kind of you to say! 🥰

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Completely agree, big lesson learned on that day

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Haha, thanks - it was anything but easy, but always nice to hear! 😆

Hi generally in this type an ultra race you never run all along the stage except if you are one of the best. Generally you walk (fast) a lot and run sometimes. But it's totally different from a road race

Yeah, very little of it was actually spent running (less than 10% at a guess) - other than when the temperature cooled and it was nice to have a change of pace.

We sure did, whilst this is not it - Aidu is an epic place to ride around!

Not everyone walks it, some people were running it - however they had to rest for a long time at the aid stations. My tent-mates and I had many long conversations about whether the 'tortoise' or the 'hare' race strategy was best. I found the tortoise strategy worked best for me so that I stayed in the aerobic respiration zone, and generated a manageable levels of lactic acid. You can read more about those running strategies on the Tales of Adventure website: www.thetalesofadventure.com/how-to-meet-the-cutoff-times-on-the-marathon-des-sables

I forgot to ask which year you completed it, @basedinstinct, as temperature makes a big difference to your speed. We had a relatively mild year (2019) by comparison to other years, so it's understandable that you may not have seen anyone actually running.

The full article will be out in the next few weeks giving the full insight into how it lead onto some really cool things, bud!

I think they wanted to have some things close to hand for their first trip out, whilst they adjusted to the routine.

Thanks so much, really kind of you to say! 😅🙌

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That was a looooong day from what I can remember!

Hugely welcome, Gennaro my friend - was a fantastic week for me to be a part of and document so others can see what goes into preparing for a South Pole expedition!

Haha, I can completely imagine! I'm very keen to get back to multi-day stage races after when I need a break from bikepacking expeditions.

@@TalesofAdventure I'm opposite ...as last few challenges I've done have been cycling (NC500 & Hebridean Way) last ultra I did was a 250km race in Romania in August 2021 which was way harder than the MDS.

Good to know, Luis, thanks for highlighting. Yep, most people walk the stages to stay in zone 2 (the anaerobic zone) as you're heartbeat can quickly rise above the threshold, meaning you'll produce more lactic acid and struggle on the later (and long days).

Good stuff, glad you liked it, Luis - hopefully it helps others tackle this with a little less fear of the unknown!

Thanks so much for the kind feedback, Mayank, hugely appreciated!

Good to know, thanks for the feedback, Harald!

@@TalesofAdventure I am sure that you ment it well. I have made made documentaries throughout the years. One of my rules goes like this: Do the opposite of what the moving pictures show you. If , let us say, the images is of something dramatic, like a storm or in your case rowing across huge distances, go contrary and underline it with sensitive audio,; don't fight the storm with additional cosmetics. The storm and the dramatics are in itself enough. Let the mood speak for itself, and do not copy all the others on KZbin. Then, on the other side, when there is earie flat water and a cloudy horizon, underline it with carefully chosen and ever-so-slightly dramatic audio, deep down. Less is more in film. Good luck.

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Training for this race www.silkroadmountainrace.com

It can be when there's a light dusting of snow on the way to the carrel hut, Greg. It gets quite difficult when there's not enough snow to need crampons, yet the footing ends up quite precarious.

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Awesome, how did you find it, Jürgen? Ours was quite a cool year by all accounts - so there was quite a high finisher rate.

@@TalesofAdventure yes, it was a great run through the sahara. But now I had a new adventure. rode alone with my bike from Germany to China. 12,000 kilometers by bike 🚴💪

Awesome stuff,@@Jurgen_mandel! We’ve been bitten by the bikepacking bug also and are now in training for the Silk Road mountain race. When do you set off on this fantastic endeavour?

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Good to know, we'll aim to make them longer in the future, Puteri - thanks for letting us know, much appreciated!

What don't you buy, Ian?

It kinda was..

It was a great challenge despite the financial cost, Kevin, and definitely put us in good stead for future long distance hiking endeavours!

Great video! And congrats for finishing the race. One day I will hopefully participate at this race as well.

@@Miguelito441 thanks so much, Miguel, it was a really interesting experience and definitely not our last multi-day stage race for sure! 😎👌

@@TalesofAdventure please keep on posting your adventures 💪

@@Miguelito441 for sure, we’re in training for the Silk Road mountain race next, so cool getting into Bikepacking now! 🚴‍♂️🏔🇰🇬

Good to know you've got an opinion, well done on sharing it.

​@@TalesofAdventureI always wonder why people clearly not interested in climbing seem to be easily found commenting negatively on videos about climbing. I, for one, would love to have the honor of climbing that death trap someday, and I have huge respect for all those that try, successfully or not.

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