4 Deserts
The 4 Deserts is recognised as the world's leading endurance footrace series as named by TIME magazine in 2009 and 2010, and by others as the "Ultimate test of human endurance". The series is the brainchild of American Mary K Gadams who founded RacingThePlanet in 2002.
These weeklong stage races take place in the world's most forbidding landscapes and harshest climates, and see competitors race across 250 km (155 miles) of desert.
The inaugural race, the Gobi March, was run in China in 2003. Over the next three years a new race was added to series each season. In 2004 it was the Atacama Crossing (Chile) and in 2005 it was the Sahara Race (Egypt), until in 2006 all 4 Deserts events were raced in one year with The Last Desert Antarctica being the final and ultimate event in the series.
Competitors can enter any of the individual multiday races within the 4 Deserts series, but if they wish to take part in The Last Desert (Antarctica) then they must complete a minimum of two of the other races and receive an invitation to participate.
Read more about 4 Deserts: Event Format, Charitable Causes, Environmental Considerations, Locations, Schedule, 4 Deserts Champions, The 4 Deserts Club, The 4 Deserts Grand Slam, Individual Race Results
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