The Marathon des Sables is known, somewhat dramatically, as “the toughest race on Earth”, running with all your food and kit for 155 miles over 6 stages through the Sahara desert in southern Morocco. You get a ration of water each day and some salt tablets to keep you going, otherwise competitors have to be self-sufficient for the duration of the race. 

This has been a dream of mine for several years, and a couple of years ago I was diagnosed with an arrhythmia which was successfully treated using a procedure allowing me permanently cured with just a single overnight stay in hospital. Having benefitted from this I want to support the BHF in developing future treatments that can help other people. Any donation would be greatly appreciated, and thank you for taking the time to read this.

If you're interested in following my progress, I am writing a blog [http://www.tomsmds2014.blogspot.co.uk/] following my training, and I will update it with my experiences from the race.

 

More information about the race can be found at: http://www.darbaroud.com/ and http://marathondessables.co.uk/.