019: Sarah Williams runs the Marathon des Sables

Sarah Williams has just completed the 2016 Marathon des Sables.

She is a blogger, author and podcaster of her own
with  a passion for finding adventures and telling the stories
of her adventures.

She decided to do the Marathon des Sables because it was simply
the biggest and toughest challenge she could think of. The
Discovery Channel calls the Marathon des Sables the toughest
footrace on Earth.

Sarah and I talk about the challenges of the race including the
fact that you do not have any chance to shower during the race. At
all.

Sarah's journey to the Marathon des Sables wasn't a smooth one.
We talk about what happened that caused her to defer her 2014 entry
and how she got back to race condition for the 2016 of the
race.

We talk about how she was coached for the Marathon and the
importance of strength and form.

Sarah is from the UK. We talk about how and why she trained in
the heat of Australia for the race.

We talk about packing and traveling for the race.

We talk about the diversity in the race. There are over 1000
people who raced this year from more than 40 countries.

Then we go through the details of each of the 6 plus bonus
stages of the Marathon des Sables including the double marathon
stage where Sarah ran through the night.

We talk about running through the sand dunes and how Sarah
avoided getting any blisters. She tells us all about the doc
trotters who take care of the runners feet during the race.

We talk about not doing laundry and how you take care of
personal hygiene in the desert.

Sarah shares some of the mental tricks that she used during the
Marathon des Sables race.

We also talk about the finish.

You can follow Sarah's adventures at her blog
www.toughgirlchallenges.com She is also on twitter as @_TOUGH_GIRL
and Instagram as @toughgirlchallenge

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