Nick Hancock's MdS 2010 - Nick Hancock's Marathon des Sables 2010 website

"The Toughest Footrace on Earth"

250km (155 miles), 6 days, 50°C, 10kg pack

This is the home page for Nick Hancock's MARATHON DES SABLES (MdS) in 2010. I completed the MdS in support of the National Association for Colitis and Crohn's (NACC) in their 30th anniversary year.

Preparation Timeline:

03.04.10 - Start of Marathon des Sables, Western Sahara Desert, Morocco

02.04.10 - Road transfer to desert camp at race start for admin checks

01.04.10 - Flew to Ouarzazate, Morocco

06.03.10 - Glasgow to Edinburgh Double Marathon - finished 64th of 100 in 11:41:50

20.01.10 - Running numbers issued. I was number 856.

10.01.10 - Final Balance (£1,630) due - PAID!

17.12.09 - The course for the 25th MdS was extended to reach a total of 250 km!

10.09.09 - Second entry payment (£1,000) due - PAID!

20.07.09 - The total cost of entry to the 2010 MdS was confirmed as £3,130!

07.05.09 - The dates for the race were Friday 2nd to Monday 12th April 2010.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPONSOR ME RETROSPECTIVELY IN AID OF THE NACC, PLEASE CLICK ON THE SPONSORSHIP PAGE.

Very many thanks to all who contributed to my entry fee:

Grant and Eleanor, Steve and Vic, Jan and Sandy, Yvonne, Pam, Wendy and Martin, Jane and Mike, Mum