The marketing material said the second night of the MDS ultramarathon would be spent gazing at the stars of the Namib without the inconvenience of a tent to block the view. I was looking forward to the experience of a unique stillness, and to feel alone in the seemingly endless desolation of the dunes. All…
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100km running in the Namib
The flight from Johannesburg to Windhoek is packed with participants for a 100km ultramarathon called the MDS Raid in Namibia. I had signed up for this madness with my friend Paul months before. While boarding the plane, the other event participants were easy enough to spot. They almost all had the signature MDS running backpacks,…
Running out of the crater
My house on island of Salina is in the village of Pollara, famous as the setting for much of the film Il Postino starring Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, and Maria Grazia Cucinotta. It rests beautifully in a volcanic crater that erupted violently 13,000 years ago blowing a portion of itself into the sea. Imagine an ancient…
Where is Graham? 