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March 2010, Algeria, 267 miles non stop running race in the Hoggar Mountains (altitude 5000 to 9000 feet)

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I have just returned from another race in the Sahara Desert where I ran non-stop what would total 6 marathons (268 km which translates to 167 miles). When I accepted more...

Photos from Algieria

The Algerian flag on a pole, backlit by the sun so the crescent and star show dark against the light.
2010
Alicja sitting outside a red tent in the desert holding a bottle and a food packet, her kit spread on a striped rug, other competitors behind.
2010
Two women in white caps sitting on a rug in the shade of a boulder eating from bowls, packs and a bottle of Coca-Cola beside them.
2010
Alicja standing behind her red pack wearing race number 13 and a pink-brimmed cap, sand underfoot and a marquee behind her.
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A stony desert plain running out to jagged volcanic peaks on the horizon, in the Hoggar Mountains.
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Wind-carved rock formations rising from a desert slope under a pale sky.
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Alicja sitting inside a tent holding up a photograph of three people, her race kit and shoes on the ground around her.
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Alicja standing on stony desert ground in a running pack, with the spires of the Hoggar Mountains rising behind her.
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A camel's head and neck in close-up against a dry hillside.
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Alicja kneeling on a rug at a desert camp talking to a man in a white robe and turban, food and kit laid out in front of her, tents behind.
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A runner in a headtorch standing beside a course marker flag in the dark.
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A night prize-giving: a person standing on a crate before a crowd, a man in Tuareg dress seated at the left.
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March 2010, Algeria, 267 miles non stop running race in the Hoggar Mountains (altitute 5000 to 9000 feet)

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