31 days days to the start of the 2016 Grand to Grand Ultra … The Grand to Grand Ultra starts in exactly one month from today. It is amazing how quickly time flies. It feels like yesterday when I decided to enter this race after completing the Atacama Crossing in October 2015 in Chile. With a month... Continue Reading →
The Final Stretch – 50 Days to Running the Grand to Grand Ultra
Today marks the 50-day countdown to the start of the 2016 Grand to Grand Ultra. From 25 September to 1 October 2016, I will be running this six-stage, 273km race held annually in the vicinity of the Grand Canyon in the United States. This will be my eighth multi-stage desert race, and the fifth leg... Continue Reading →
100 Days to Running the Grand to Grand Ultra
17 June 2016 It is that time of the year again…the 100 day countdown to my annual desert running adventure. Starting on 25 September 2016, I will be taking on the six-stage, 273km Grand to Grand Ultra in the vicinity of the Grand Canyon in the United States. This will be my first desert race... Continue Reading →
Running the Grand to Grand Ultra to Help END Tropical Diseases
Imagine living in circumstances affected by diseases more devastating than malaria or tuberculosis, and which result in the death of over 500 000 people per year. Unfortunately, this is the reality confronting more than 1.6 billion of the world’s most impoverished people, including 875 million children. Neglected tropical diseases, or generally referred to as NTDs,... Continue Reading →