Snowy Sahara!

As I ran through fresh snow today, I couldn't help but think about Meghan who is currently running through the sand of the Saharan desert. It was hard work running through the snow today - running in snow requires extra power, a shorter stride and good posture. In fact, it's a lot like running through sand. I couldn't help but think about her, running, through the sand and the vastness of the wind-swept wilderness of the Saharan Desert.

Keith, showing off his good posture

Meghan's competing in the Marathon des Sables - a 7 day stage race through the Saharan desert in Morocco. She had a hard day yesterday, on the longest stage of 82.2km. It was hard for me to imagine how she was feeling, as I ran along in my cold rocky place. I can't quite fathom trying to run through the sand for 7 days in 40c heat. Needless to say, I was sending good thoughts her way.


I lifted this photo of the Marathon des Sables website - I was glad to find a photo of Meghan looking strong today. That's a 16 pound pack she's wearing, as competitors have to carry their own supplies and food. It probably weighs less now, as she eats her way through all of the food she's carrying :)



She's a world away from Banff in the Saharan desert - but I imagine it to be similar in it's enormity, vastness and wildness. Wilderness is wilderness - and the Sahara has got to be a pretty wild place.

I'm queen of the world!

This week, I watched the movie Running the Sahara - and it gave me a little taste of the Sahara. The desert surely is a beautiful place. I loved this movie and highly recommend it. It's all about dreaming big and embracing the philosophy of anything being possible, if you just set your mind to it.

So here's to anyone out there - who dreams big and realizes that the impossible is possible.