Couch to 250km – doctor takes on Namibian desert

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Couch to 250km – doctor takes on Namibian desert

Keira Louise
Stephenson
Desert running is a balancing act between staying hydrated and retaining essential minerals
Desert running is a balancing act between staying hydrated and retaining essential minerals

Keira Stephenson talks tactics with rural hospital medicine trainee Ruth Upsdell about endurance racing through the desert

The casting of light and shadow over the landscape is insanely beautiful Think you couldn’t run 250km through the desert carrying all your own fo, Ruth Upsdell, Namibia race, Ruth Upsdell tops up her fluids at a checkpoint