Comments on: Woman, 71, to tackle the Marathon Des Sables http://trailrunningsoul.com/trs/2008/03/02/woman-71-to-tackle-the-marathon-des-sables/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:38:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: trailrunningSoul.com http://trailrunningsoul.com/trs/2008/03/02/woman-71-to-tackle-the-marathon-des-sables/comment-page-1/#comment-15113 trailrunningSoul.com Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:24:27 +0000 http://trailrunningsoul.com/trs/2008/03/02/woman-71-to-tackle-the-marathon-des-sables/#comment-15113 It doesn't seem to be a complete list of participants for this year yet and she is not on any of the short lists <a href="http://www.darbaroud.com/index_uk.php?rub=21&langue=en" rel="nofollow">here</a> It doesn’t seem to be a complete list of participants for this year yet and she is not on any of the short lists here

]]> By: jwmatney http://trailrunningsoul.com/trs/2008/03/02/woman-71-to-tackle-the-marathon-des-sables/comment-page-1/#comment-15105 jwmatney Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:33:50 +0000 http://trailrunningsoul.com/trs/2008/03/02/woman-71-to-tackle-the-marathon-des-sables/#comment-15105 Miki Gorman is competing again? Miki Gorman is competing again?

]]> By: trailrunningSoul.com http://trailrunningsoul.com/trs/2008/03/02/woman-71-to-tackle-the-marathon-des-sables/comment-page-1/#comment-14938 trailrunningSoul.com Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:23:18 +0000 http://trailrunningsoul.com/trs/2008/03/02/woman-71-to-tackle-the-marathon-des-sables/#comment-14938 I guess the article was taken off-line. I have replaced the link with one working at marathonguide.com It's surprising the MdS does not require some kind of "minimum" other than the entrance fee. I don't think this would necessarily turn the race into a "walk" but it is also true that fewer participants would likely mean better support and organization. And, although everyone knows how tough the race is, a completely open race may lead to unprepared runners to try to bite more than they can handle and eventually to someone getting hurt. And that would be bad publicity for all extreme races I guess the article was taken off-line. I have replaced the link with one working at marathonguide.com

It’s surprising the MdS does not require some kind of “minimum” other than the entrance fee. I don’t think this would necessarily turn the race into a “walk” but it is also true that fewer participants would likely mean better support and organization. And, although everyone knows how tough the race is, a completely open race may lead to unprepared runners to try to bite more than they can handle and eventually to someone getting hurt. And that would be bad publicity for all extreme races

]]> By: Paul Bateson http://trailrunningsoul.com/trs/2008/03/02/woman-71-to-tackle-the-marathon-des-sables/comment-page-1/#comment-14933 Paul Bateson Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:05:21 +0000 http://trailrunningsoul.com/trs/2008/03/02/woman-71-to-tackle-the-marathon-des-sables/#comment-14933 The 71 year old woman may be Japanese? the site with the info is in Japanese. Personally I think it is time the MdS required a qualification, maybe similar points system as UTMB. It is, as far as I know, the most expensive race on the planet and although marketed as the world's toughest footrace I doubt it would actually make the top ten toughest. It is in danger of becoming a sponsored walk so with a qualification or maybe slightly tighter stage time limits it would at least become a race again. The 71 year old woman may be Japanese? the site with the info is in Japanese.
Personally I think it is time the MdS required a qualification, maybe similar points system as UTMB. It is, as far as I know, the most expensive race on the planet and although marketed as the world’s toughest footrace I doubt it would actually make the top ten toughest.
It is in danger of becoming a sponsored walk so with a qualification or maybe slightly tighter stage time limits it would at least become a race again.

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