Nine months ago, running through Mongolia in the Gobi March seemed so random, surreal, and so far away on the calendar. I knew the minute I saw my training partner’s photos of his Racing the Planet 4 Desert Race in Atacama, Chile, I had to do one of these races. It was a visceral physical response and I literally felt it in my gut. As we talked about it further, tossed around different races and locations, and consulted our calendars for availability, serendipitously the Gobi March popped up. What! My mind started to swirl on the entire scenario. Beautiful scenery, more horses than people, soaring birds, shamans, a self-supported multi-day 250km ultramarathon through Mongolia. Hmmm. Well….All this trail running and hiking has gotten me in good physical shape and has increased my endurance level. And the recent trail adventures I have experienced only encourage and inspire me to open and challenge myself more and say “YES.” And I just got my passport renewed. Mongolia seemed like a gift of divine timing and I love divine timing. With that, I said “YES” and signed up for the July 2018 Gobi March 4Deserts Race.
Finishing is winning!
Check the Box: YES ~ I DID
IT!
What an amazing experience!!!!
Follow my experience trekking 250km across the lush green landscape of MonGOlia ~ start the journey here with “Its GO time”
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