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We Are Family
Three siblings and a cousin participate in Jordan....
Carlos Garcia Prieto Interview
The entire Jordan course was born from the mind of master course maker, Carlos Garcia Prieto....
Making a Poem
We chat with local camp manager Yousef, to find out more about his life....
Power in Numbers
What are the essential ingredients for a winning team?...
From Deserts to the Olympics
Sophie Collett has been selected as an Olympic torchbearer....
The Superhuman
Brazilian ultra-runner, Carlos Dias, will be featured on the History Channel. ...
Imagining Jordan
The storied country of Jordan, with its tales of Lawrence of Arabia....
The Returners
More than 70% of competitors have competed in RacingThePlanet events....
The Benefits of Competing with a Friend
They say that a problem shared is a problem halved....
Preparing for an Event
Information to help get you started preparing for your event....
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Top 10 Endurance Competitions   June 14, 2010
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Time Magazine: The Long March   July 31, 2008
Believing that the world was in danger of becoming "a homogenous mass," marathon runner Mary K. Gadams set up an adventure company in 1996.

Nothing but heat and dust, pain and glory   March 21, 2010
A Dumfries doctor and novice athlete on how she overcame disaster to be first female across the line in gruelling race.

Laurie Brophy - Age Is No Barrier   February 24, 2010
BBC News feature on Laurie Brophy, the oldest competitor at the Atacama Crossing 2010

ESPN Feature Sahara Race   November 18, 2009
ESPN talks to Sahara Race competitor George Chmiel about his experience and his fundraising.

120 degrees + 150 miles - toilet = fun (CNN International)   May 14, 2009
CNN feature on RacingThePlanet in Namibia.

Amazing Races of 2008 (ABC News)   October 1, 2008
ABC News, one of America's leading news channels names the Sahara Race 2008 one of the "Amazing Races of 2008."

Dean Karnazes, desert term   December 7, 2008
Dean Karnazes has just won the world's toughest endurance event: four desert runs totalling 1,000km.

Mad Dogs and Americans (The Wall Street Journal Magazine)   December 6, 2008
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Desert High by Lauren Keane (Washington Post)   August 31, 2008
For ultra-athlete Frank Fumich, running a marathon is routine. That's why he set out to finish six of them -- in five days -- across the driest landsc...

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