The southernmost tip of South America is not for sissies. With the frozen Antarctic to its south, an ice sheet on top of the Andes all year round and steppes so
SINGAPORE - We are now 12 months into the global pandemic and I have not been able to run ultra-marathons, which were all cancelled last year.
But the dawn of a new year - and the prospect of some travel emerging later in the year with the global vaccine roll-out - is a good time to remember that ultra-marathons have taken me to the most isolated and beautiful places on earth.
These include the Atacama Desert in Chile, the Sahara in Namibia and hundreds of kilometres of wilderness in Mongolia, Nepal, Laos, China, Vietnam and Antarctica.
Running ultra-marathons on little food and water non-stop for seven days over rough terrain in hot and cold temperatures, up mountains and through streams, is a wonderful challenge for me.
The Straits Times
Ultra-marathoner Alain Esseiva has taken on races in Antarctica (above), Mongolia and Kazakhstan.PHOTO: ALAIN ESSEIVA
Ultra-marathoner Alain Esseiva has taken on races in Antarctica, Mongolia (above) and Kazakhstan.PHOTO: ALAIN ESSEIVA
Ultra-marathoner Alain Esseiva has taken on races in Antarctica, Mongolia and Kazakhstan (above).PHOTO: ALAIN ESSEIVA
Ultra-marathoner Alain Esseiva (above) has taken on races in Antarctica, Mongolia and Kazakhstan.PHOTO: ALAIN ESSEIVA
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