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Dreamchasers Marathon Des Sables Running Camp - Day 5

today was a blast.. although we certainly got a slow start as you'll see (well except for hans - this 69 year old is a machine!).

UPDATED: as camp comes to an end and airport shuttles are leaving the cycling house i figured i'd update the blog quickly. this camp was great. camps always are. it's so much fun to get to know each one of the campers throughout the week, and totally and completely geek out on running.

i'm already looking forward to the next camp.

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Dreamchasers Marathon Des Sables Running Camp - Day 4

camp is a truly a unique and fun environment. tonight after dinner we played celebrity heads. great game.. thanks tess!

in the desert we drink nuun

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Dreamchasers Marathon Des Sables Running Camp - Day 3

today was a great day with temps hitting the mid 70's in tucson. we ran in bear canyon on an amazing trail that wound it's way up to a cascading waterfall.

today's quote of the day came from an camper who has raced marathon des sables before. he was talking about how cocky ironman athletes are often humbled by the 6 day staged race through the sahara desert...

"at mds ironman athletes are just a source of free food"

... classic.

in the desert we drink a lot of nuun

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Dreamchasers Marathon Des Sables Running Camp - Day 2

up at 6am and teaching yoga by 6:30. we got a great start to today's mds running camp. after another top notch meal at the cycling house we headed to esperrero trail for a great 2+hr run. we also took some time to video everyone's running form and reviewed it as a group after a great lunch (naan and lentils with two salads!!). the afternoon run was in a wash so the campers could work on their sand running.

in the desert we drink nuun

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Dreamchasers Marathon Des Sables Running Camp - Day 1

Marathon Des Sables Running Camp - January 2009 - Tuscson, AZ

today was day 1 of our running camp in tucson, az. we're hosting it at the cycling house run by owen gue and his professional cyclist friends. first impression has been great, but talk to me after dinner.. which i'm anxiously waiting for! the house is big, beautiful, very clean and is super close to the surrounding trails. and the trails here are sweet! and i've seen some trails in my day. technical, rocky, sandy, massive canyons and rock spires everywhere.. i think this is going to be a great week!

we drink nuun cause it works!

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Running Camps in the Galapagos Islands - The Rest

here are the rest of the galapagos island running camp photos.

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Galapagos Running Camp Review - Day 1 Isabela Island

i'm writing this from guayaquil ecuador. camp is over but lisa and i are here until monday when we fly out on our flights from hell (overnight in the cancun airport!).

camp was awesome! we had an amazing group of 12 runners brave the rediculous chore of getting to isabela island. i know for a fact each of them would say it was well worth the effort. it's a hard place to get to but well worth it. this was truly a once in a lifetime experience... and the price was soo cheap. we had a lot of local help to make this affordable and possible. i think i can say without hesitation that the food was the best i've ever had. we'd eat fish that was just caught hours before and fruit grown often right there on the island. and without further delay... the photos.

flight from guyaquil to baltra, bus from north baltra to south baltra, boat from south baltra to santa cruz, bus from north santa cruz to south santa cruz, boat to isabela - no easy chore