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Preface
Marathon Des Sables
Preparation for the MDS. Training
Things to take to the desert with you
The acclimatization or a week in Morocco
To The Desert!
Why does Highway to Hell play at the start? The first stage – 30.3 km
Sand Slides. The second stage – 39 km
The theme is mountains. The third stage – 31.6 km
To survive 86 kilometers. The fourth stage – 86.2 km
Rest
The Last Marathon. Go for broke. The fifth stage – 42.2 km
Go home
Glossary
By the age of 38, I had everything that any normal male dreams about: a beloved wife, two children, a successful, growing business (100 employees), many friends, an apartment in the center of the city, a car, a beer tummy, and, as one of my acquaintances said, I was not the last person in the city. I had already realized my financial, creative, managerial, and social ambitions, but, instead of a feeling of victory and pride, there was some emptiness inside of me.
As far back as I can remember, I was fighting. First, for survival in a strange city, and then there was Simpals, where I spent many evenings and weekends at work to make it survive and become a prosperous company. Then there were cartoons and I devoted myself entirely to my work to win contests at 40 festivals all over the world. And, in the meantime, I was fighting for the happiness of my family because my woman could hardly stand my difficult personality and every few months she packed her suitcases with the firm intention of finally becoming happy…
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Yes, legs are tanned like a leather jacket. There is a simple recipe: make baths with lemon juice every day for a month before the race. The skin coarsens and becomes resistant to rubbing. It’s in theory. In practice, the same 90 percent suffer from calluses. I think they all tried to save their feet, and many of them with the help of tanning.
As for me, I don’t mind a couple of calluses. This will allow me to fully experience the desert and to suffer a little, as I love…
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