Follow the journey of Mr Huw Lewis MBE and Mr Brian Edwards as they take the gruelling multi-stage adventure through a landscape in one of the world’s most inhospitable climates - the Sahara desert.

Both will be training until the main event in 2017 by running 1500 miles in preparation and losing a combined weight of 5 stone in order to be fit enough to compete.

The Marathon des Sables is a 6 day race and there is only one rest day! The distance is 156 miles, with the longest stage being around 55 miles.

It might be hard for them to explain why they want to do this, but the reason is simple: The Motivation & Learning Trust. The charity that gives young people opportunities they never thought they would see.

Please sponsor them to reach they ambitious target - the least you could do whilst they go through this challenge!