Darbaround Marathon des Sables

Gator Girl ( Kerri Elfvin ) Is a friend of mine who I met on line at Mile 141 chat pages and then at Ironman Arizona in 2005 and have kept in contact over the years. She is doing Darbaround Marathon des Sables which is a 5 day race over the Sahara dessert in stages.

Definition of the race is...
The 24th MARATHON DES SABLES is a foot race, with several heats, free style, and with food self sufficiency over a distance of about 230 Km. Each participant must carry his/her own backpack containing food, sleeping gear and other material.

You can check out all the details here.....http://www.darbaroud.com/index_uk.php


Well the race was suppose to start today but the first stage got canceled because of weather?? Who would have thunk they would have rain storms in the Sahara dessert??

Anyway, I wished Kerri well and am tracking her daily as she attempts the grueling hike over the Sahara! Go! Gator Girl GO!!

This is me with Kerri at Florida Ironman /06 when I went down to voly.

Here are some pictures of the Sahara washout in Darbaround