My BHAG in 2007: The Marathon des Sables
13 10 2006Life’s getting too routine and I am unfit.
I need a Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG). Something exciting, a little crazy and impossible.
7 Days. 240km/ 150 miles. In the Sahara Desert (Southern Morocco). Click here to know more.
The longest I have ever run is a half marathon of 21km 4 years ago. This race is 5.5 marathons and ran across the desert, with the longest single stage being 82 km. I have never been to Africa. The participation fee is $3000 and I have less than $1000 in my bank now. According to Wikipedia,
“During the 1994 race, Italian police officer Mauro Prosperi lost his way during a sand storm and wandered lost for more than 9 days, losing over 18 kg (40 lb) of body weight.”
This sounds ridiculous enough it might actually work.
Why am I running?
Because I believe I can and I am willing to try, so who’s to say I can’t? =)
And I really want to challenge my own physical and mental endurance. Or maybe you can call it my quarter-life challenge.
Living A Life Less Ordinary,
Bjorn
cool! “Jia You” (quoted what many singaporeans often like to say:) )
That’s cool Bjorn… If you get yourself a www.justgiving.com account, you might actually raise the 3000$ needed to participate.
yeah, thanks Suhao.
Max, I will definitely consider that… i spoke to some profs in my school and they might actually be keen to put some money in.. =)
Wow…awesome adventure! Will be hard…but i imagine definately worth it!