Running across the Sahara Desert for over 30-hours seems like a crazy idea for a race, yet Dean Karnazes absolutely loved it.
The celebrity ultra marathon man writes in his blog:
"After spending five days crossing very remote stretches of the Sahara Desert without getting lost, it is that on this final day of racing
—while running through a bustling section of Cairo—we would make a wrong turn. Put us in the desert searching for little flags and we’re fine, have us run down a paved road with street signs and we’re hopeless.
I ran the final stage today with the 3rd and 4th place finishers, Paolo Barghini and Rob James. As we were chatting spiritedly about what a remarkable week it had been, we ran right past the finish shoot and just kept heading down the road. Classic."
If you are interested in more of Dean thoughts about the race you can read about his adventures HERE.
Or you can watch this recap video from the race:
