Sahara Stroll

Can I get a ‘hip hip hooray’ for Charlie Engle, Ray Zahab, and Kevin Lin? The three ultra-endurance athletes just completed an 111 day run across the Sahara Desert. They ran the equivalent of 2 marathons per day to cover the whopping 4,000 mile breadth of the world’s largest desert. Their foot voyage took them across 6 separate countries– Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Libya and ultimately Egypt, where they submerged their hands in the Red Sea to signify the completion of their feat (and probably the completion of their feet as well). Upon completing their pan-Saharan jaunt, the three seemed to agree: this was a once in a lifetime type of thing; none are eager to attempt it again. Congrats guys! I love to see people push the boundaries like this– it’s truly inspiring. I also want to point out that H20 Africa is the charitable component of the adventure. It’s a clean water initiative for Africa– you can donate here if you’d like.