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when I was offered the option of putting a blog on the site I thought it wouldn’t be relevant but after a little more consideration I decided that it might be a good opportunity to share some of my adventure to the Gobi Desert with anyone who may be interested. I also thought it might be another way of keeping me focused on the training and preparation required to make it a reasonably enjoyable experience.

After my efforts in the Amazon in 2006 I felt like giving up on adventure racing and was tempted to use my age and slowly disintegrating body as a pretext for quitting. My doctor (who’se also an old friend) advised me to stop before I did myself any real and lasting damage - physical that is - my brain is already shot to bits. I made a few noises about retiring gracefully but they didn’t last and no-one who knows me believed it anyway.

Anyway, I was trolling around the net looking for something totally unconnected when I saw a reference to the Gobi Challenge. Bugger! Hooked again. Dig out the training gear and hit the trails. Bloody hell I was unfit in a big way.

More to follow………..

Any advice, info, comments gratefully received.

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