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2006

       
  Oct 2006

Runner's World (South Africa) - "Marathon De Courage" (pdf)

"Runners World Online Editor Janie Smit went to Chile as an eyewitness to this remarkable test of human endurance." Runner's World South Africa

 
       
  Aug 2006

Lonely Planet - "Year of Adventures: Guide to What, Where and When to Do It"

The Gobi March (China) featured in activities for May. Published Aug 2006.

 
       
  Jul 30, 2006  
       
  Jul 30, 2006  
       
  Jun 14, 2006  
       


2005


       
 
"Extremeophiles, Sand Blasting", Action Asia (Asia), September/October 2005  
 
"As 10 Melhores Corridas de Aventura Do Mundo", Outdoor (Brazil), August, 2005  
 
"3 men vs. the world in endurance test", The Miami Herald (USA), August 2005  
 
"Gobi March 2005", Runner (Japan), August 2005  
 
"24 Hours: Mary Gadams", South China Morning Post Magazine (Hong Kong), July 2005  
 
"Between exhaustion and exhilaration", JoonAng Daily (Korea), July 2005  
 
"Events: True Grit", Action Asia (Asia), July/August 2005  
 
"For Ultraracers, it's 'No Pain, No Vacation'", New York Times (USA), June 2005  
 
"In the News", Tarzan (Japan), June 2005  
 
"A smile can change this world", Running Life (Korea), July 2005  
 
"Bond Ambition", Hong Kong Tatler (Hong Kong), July 2005  
 
"In the News", Tarzan (Japan), June 2005  
 
"Walking the Gobi", The Royal Gazette (Bermuda), June 2005  
 
"The Far Side", Time (Asia), June 2005  
 
Sunday Mainichi (Japan), May 2005  
 
"Haileybury Trainer Conquers 'Race of No Return'", Hertfordshire.com (UK), May 2005  
 
"Journals", Xinjiang Government English News (China), May 2005  
 
"JHU doc is medical director for race through China desert", The JHU Gazette, April 2005  
 
"3 SIA pilots take off for dream desert race", Sunday Times (Singapore), April 2005  
 
"The other Long March", Asian Wall Street Journal (Asia), April 2005  
 
"Is this guy crazy", Daily Press (USA). April 2005  
 
"Smiles are prize in 'race of no return'", Richmond Times (USA), April 2005  
 
"Sports Medicine Physician chosen as Medical Director for race through the desert in China", Johns Hopkins Medicine (USA), April 2005  
 
"The region's most exciting happenings", DestinAsian Magazine (Asia), April/May 2005  
 
"Gobi Desert targeted by blind runner", JoongAng Daily (Korea), March 2005  
 
   


2004



Front cover photo from Gobimarch 2003
Action Asia Magazine, March 2004

       
 
"Atacama Crossing", Webrun.com, November 21, 2004  
 
"Change their World", B International (Hong Kong), October 2004  
 
"Atacama Desert", Maxim (Hong Kong), October 2004  
 
"Full time adventure racer", La Nacion (Argentina), October 31, 2004  
 
"Athlete of the month, Nancy Burrows", Chicago Athlete (USA), October 18, 2004  
 
"Desert Rite of Passage", Ni Hao (China Southern Airlines Inflight Magazine), September 2004  
 
"Lacey runner takes on extreme climates", South Sound Outdoors (USA), September 18, 2004  
 
"Chairman pays to suffer", Apple Daily (Hong Kong), August 26, 2004  
 
"Chairman joins desert challenge", Sing Tao (Hong Kong), August 26, 2004  
 
"In love with the desert", Hong Kong Economic Times (Hong Kong), August 26, 2004  
 
"Running on Plenty", South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), August 26, 2004  
 
"The hardest race in the world", Oriental Daily News (Hong Kong), August 26, 2004  
 
"Kwik Feat", BC Magazine (Hong Kong), August 19, 2004  
 
"Top Destinations", Outside Magazine (USA), July 2004  
 
"Tourism and Sport", Chile.com, July 2004  
 
"The Atacama Crossing", Officerlife.com, July 2004  
 
"News, 250km Atacama Crossing", IAU (Taiwan), July 2004  
 
"Most extreme races", Planetfear.com, July 27, 2004  
 
"Delivering Taiwan's spirit by foot", Taipei Times (Taiwan), July 17, 2004  
 
"Supermarathon runner leaves competition in dust", Taiwan Ho (Taiwan), July 16, 2004  
 
"Taiwan runner wins 'supermarathon' in Chile", Taiwan Headlines (Taiwan), July 12, 2004  
 
"A desert adventure", El Mercurio (Chile), July 12, 2004  
 
"Atacama Crossing", La Tercera (Chile), July 6, 2004  
 
"First Person", South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), July 1, 2004  
 
"Desert race", El Mercurio (Chile), June 27, 2004  
 
"Desert Storm", Burlington Free Press (USA), June 25, 2004  
 
"The accidental extreme trekker", The Providence Journal (USA), May 5, 2004  
 
"Footrace across the desert", Sanpedrodeatacama.com (Chile), February 2004  
 
"Mental Health", Tatler (Hong Kong) June 2004  
 
"Long March, Modern-day Marco Polos Test Body and Mind in the Gobi Desert Marathon", Talkies Magazine (Hong Kong) February 2004  
 
"Would your boss survive this?", Fortune (US) February 16, 2004  
 
"Marching the Gobi Desert", Trail Runner (USA), January 2004  
 
"Men on the run, A desert journal", New Man (Singapore) January 2004  
       


2003


       
 
"Crazy in the desert", Runner's World (USA), December 2003  
 
"Gobi March 2003: The Race of No Return", Ultra Running (USA) December 2003  
 
"Trekking across the Gobi desert with 20 pounds on your back", Norwich Times, (Vermont, USA), December 2003  
 
"Taming the Atacama", Streats (Singapore), December 30, 2003  
 
"Surviving -Just Barely- the Gobi Ultramarathon", NationalGeographic.com December 24, 2003  
 
"Sun, Sand and Two Crazy White Men", Sunday Times (Singapore) November 23, 2003  
 
"Gobi Otto, Banker runs through desert to raise money for cancer charity", Finance Asia (Hong Kong), September 2003  
 
"Blind guy defeats Gobi desert", Ming Pao Daily News (Hong Kong), September 17, 2003  
 
"Pushing Beyond the limit, flying over Gobi desert", Hong Kong Commercial Daily (Hong Kong), September 17, 2003  
 
"The Gobi March 2003 to promote tourism in Western China", Ta Kung Pao (Hong Kong), September 17, 2003  
 
"Asthma sufferer takes on Gobi Desert", Irish Examiner (Ireland), September 11, 2003  
 
"Raffles goes to the Gobi", TTG Asia (Asia), August 15- 21, 2003  
 
"The Gobi March 2003", The Solstice Foundation (South Africa), June 2003  
 
"Warmups", Runner's World (UK), May 2003  
 
"Outdoors, Surviving desert storms", The Herald (UK) May 2003  
 
"Competitive Trek across the Gobi Desert tests mind, body and spirit", OC Metro (USA), May 2003  
 
"RacingThePlanet kicks off new desert racing series", Inside Triathlon.com, March 7, 2003  
 
"Brave Mark all set for Gobi desert challenge", Belfast Telegraph (Ireland), February 1, 2003  
       
 
 

 
 
 
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