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The Desert Ultra
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The Desert Ultra is a 250 km Multi Stage Footrace/Ultra-Marathon through the Namib Desert in Africa. Competitors will be self sufficient carrying all of their own provisions (food, water, clothes etc.) often starting the race with packs as heavy as 15kg. The Namib Desert witnesses temperatures of up to 40 degrees during the day, cooling off during the night making this a truly tough test of human endurance. The race itself is split in to 5 stages with competitors sleeping in tents before and after each stage is completed. Terrain is extremely varied in the Namib Desert with sand, stone and rocks featuring at different stages. With a long stage of 100km, this event can be put in the same category as the infamous Marathon Des Sables. (which is also a multi-stage ultra race across a desert). Namibia has a rich and diverse wildlife population with lions, leopards, Impala and Elephants to name a few. Facts * The race is 250 km long * The 1st stage is longer than a standard marathon (42.195 km) at 45 km * Competitors are self-sufficient, carrying all their own equipment and provisions (weighing between 8 kg - 15 kg) * The race is part of the 4 race Ultimate Ultra Series - the others being Jungle, Mountain and Ice Ultras * The Namib Desert is the home of The Bushmen The Desert Ultra Race Committee * Beyond The Ultimate offset all carbon emissions associated with flights to and from their races Other Ultra Races MDS (Marathon Des Sables) Comrades Marathon The Jungle Ultra Marathon Badwater Ultramarathon Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc See Also
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