simple life running through the desert!

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Either the plants do not grow, there is no either shadow of the creature, on the earth one “desert” of the severest environment.Seven days spending there, 250 kilometers, in the woman where many degrees run the whole distance, we hear ultimate simple life!

The chilean atakama desert “salt flat”.Because the humid air with the Andes and the coastal mountain region is cut off, with the desert that, the salt rising, drying most it dried in the world, the course, salt flat it has become projection condition.Being hard in remainder, the rubber part of the shoes peels off, the extent where the thread is cut off (mine sawa).(c) m.minezawa

The woman who runs the desert!

As for this time asking story, mine sawa beauty picture of the free-lance writer.As for her another face where the refreshing smiling face is impressive, “the runner of the desert”.
The desert of the inside two of the foot race/lace which you call “4Deserts Race (four dessert race/lace)”, designates four deserts on the earth as the stage and the namibu desert of the African Seinan section it has the experience which runs the whole distance.

“Four dessert race/lace”?

The sahara white desert.2005, the scenery which remains in impression from the Sahara race/lace.Not only morning self-abandonment and the starry sky of the perfect score, this object like ones which it is possible with the lime which is called the white desert being strange, you were attracted (mine sawa).(c)m.minezawa

guide: 4what two desert, what: where is it?
sawa mine: sahara of egypt, chile’s atacama, china’s gobi, dessert and last (ultimate desert) =antarctica is. i have participated in the sahara and atacama.
guide: also, the driving distance42. 195kilometer?
sawa mine: but, all stroke250in kilograms, it7is a rule that covered some days in the self-sufficiency over.

100mmore convenient to just run, nothing in the desert it…
there is also a great way…

running in the desert!

2008years, atacama in to revenge. 7days during the race, companion were both bed and sleep tent mate (sawa mine) . (c)m.minezawa

guide: what is the race not be done how?
sawa mine: because the pathless road, the course100mpink flag has been embedded in every, it runs to mark the. 10there are aid stations every kilometer, there, but you receive a water supply, get the amount of water a day has been decided. even if we can beans in the foot, the basic allowance own. distance to the goal is mixed by the sun, camp site has been construction to the finish line of the day, participants will break in a tent was decided.
guide: participants, in a group?
sawa mine: there is also participating team, i am a personal. so, in the tent, will want to live together with participants from other countries, it is very interesting.

the harsh environment of the desert

2006year was held in chileAtacama Crossing (a race official) participate in the. been swept into the river after this, i think the first time in my life or freeze to death, dnf of tears. during the day40there was morning time is 8degree. race was not endure the cold (sawa mine) . (c)m.minezawa

guide: what desert, i is never went, or is where mean?
sawa mine: although difference respectively, sahara of egypt was the first of the year, has been set before the pyramids of giza is the goal point, followed by desert of sand dunes just! chile’s atacama, sandwiched between the andes and the sea, called salt flat, advanced4200mof desert. crystal of salt sharp to surface a has been floating. namib desert of namibia took part in this year, there are changes in highland valley rich in available, there is moisture in the assignment of the desert, because the sand hardens like stepping on, was easy and after the people running the.
guide: do you hot yappari?
sawa mine: the highest temperatures in the sahara60reached until close to degree, times its50over the age of the participants took a mandatory stop. even if not up there, dry areas of the desert is, noon40degrees or more, night0near the degree that, temperature difference of one day to have some very intense. when running the flat terrain is no shade, had been suffered to awnings aluminum survival sheet such as sheet.

dangerous desert yappari!

medical tent in namibia. during the race and camping site, 10in kilograms1be sure to place some aid stations. heatstroke or sprain, low back pain, knee pain, ill-health, treated with various people came and. after a goal is really large enough to congestion, nearly everyone injury to (sawa mine) . (c)m.minezawa

guide: it is dangerous?
sawa mine: but is not so much, you will come to futsu scorpion i. so, shoes outside the tent, basic upside down is. there was also a snake that i came into the tent. oh yeah, in the middle of the course, to cross the river and also some scree. in the atacama, has seen a slight cold dangerous must not be carried away by the torrent. at this time, retired, revenge has been after.

too terrible yappari….

what you need to race desert

2007france · transformer aki taine years. luggage before the race. burdened by yourself all the tools to survive in the desert (sawa mine) . (c)m.minezawa

guide: what is does the race can participate in one body?
sawa mine: it, all belongings, is essentially a self-sufficiency, piggybacks your own. only wed is, 1sun about10. 5will be paid up to l.
guide: also food? was not a lunch box or?
sawa mine: without packing them all yourself thinking should not be. also, equipment required i have a scheduled that, i do not let me join and do not have them all. about food, 1daily minimum2100having a minute kilocalorie is mandated.

is responsible for all their

1bring each day into ziploc. don bay such as creating a red miso soup and miso noodle stew, enjoy a little to devise some (sawa mine) . (c)m.minezawa

sawa mine: city marathon with a difference, of all stroke7is assigned, it will run from the desert no one either before or after, without having to rescue something for myself if there will not be. therefore, all what you need, i do not own must have. you also take garbage. also, thing to divide the and food wed to other participants is prohibited.
guide: but, they borrow some of things or?
sawa mine: there are, people borrowed too much or frequently, it called people who are relied on is, why weak also the spiritual view, will continue to drop out immediately.
guide: that is, all self-responsibility?
sawa mine: it will be such.

useful is the way?

namibia fish river canyon, in the world2second largest canyon. steep hill and the river, very hot and varied only in the course and cliff climbing, who retire after another and on the first day. only15the time difference between the last runner in the top and what km6time (sawa mine) . (c)m.minezawa

sawa mine: the weight of the luggage on the first day and i won a prize, such as the top runner7~8is kg, in the beginner15~6you may also be in kg. initially if there is this peace of mind may this is also not concerned with and, this also tends to cram it is also, i was filled with useful things, in turn weight will be to burden when you begin ran. as gain experience, i will not become tight are gradually stripped waste.
guide: mr. sawa is mine?
sawa mine: from it is supposed to join in this race, with a judgment against the things i will.
this, be good may also use that, is lost or possessive love of things, i do not need! innovation has been than to be able to ends.

when the master runner, instead of something that does not have a, yes stick to acquire the skills surpass in ingenuity. without a sleeping mat, or laid the corrugated cardboard come out in the camp, without the kocher, dishes or to cut the bottom of the bottle. kind of sounds like fun.

the greatness and simplicity of human

2009years namibia. the goal of diana and he worked as a volunteer in the previous year chiriatakama. in the older sister of a very bright personality, was encouraged many times during the race (sawa mine) . (c)m.minezawa

guide: that have ran hard?
sawa mine: accumulated fatigue as they come, the body does not move. sonaruto, it will feel like crying.
guide: how long does it take to become stuck?
sawa mine: someday, become in the changes is the rules, 1traveling distance of the sun100there was much kg. of course, you must also run down the day. what tension fall and darken, no longer rise legs gradually, no longer hashire. but, even when such, human love and encouragement of other countries, i was able to run through to the end. what a great human, i thought. at the same time, even though no matter how exhausted, to eat properly, if you sleep a night slowly, the next morning hashiridaseru also. i thought also seems to have been able to simple s human nature.

but a minimum, have all!

skeleton coast, namibia. coast and desert terrain rare in the world has become back to back. many ship run aground here, coast skeleton as the ground of barren that can not be missing the dunes a big also wearing to the harbor come back to life (skeleton coast) was named (sawa mine) . (c)m.minezawa

guide: what you need in the desert runner?
sawa mine: power chemotaxis2, i think the rest of it later and ingenuity. what desert race, it may be similar to that simple life. but not all of the minimum food, clothing and shelter, do not comfortable and. i’m a minimum, what you need is a whole.

when you place yourself in extreme desert environment, what you really need to come may be issued seared. convenient society like japan but great, too much too full of useful items, this time is it has become to stress mono is (mr. sawa hiromine)
without running the desert, spirit does the would not be it would be helpful.


eventually we aim to race the ultimate antarctic desert . athlete of the contrary spirit and delicate appearance!

sawa mie mine freelance writer. 99since starting the marathon, honolulu, NYcity to finish the marathon. 2005from year4participated in desert race, since the egyptian sahara, chile’s atacama, namib desert of namibia to finish the race of. 2007years participated in the first asian to transformer aquitaine, france.

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