Military health teacher Paul Carr is shaping up for one of many world’s most harmful marathons – the place runners have died participating.
The 29-yr-previous Paisley man is in coaching for the Des Sables Marathon within the Sahara desert.
Final weekend the health fanatic accomplished his first extremely marathon by pounding fifty five miles from Glasgow to Edinburgh, together with operating associate Andy Stewart, a personal from Parachute Regiment three, as they purpose to boost £10,000 for charity.
And Paul reckons the pair can be in good form to deal with the punishing 156 miles subsequent yr by operating nearly a marathon a month, plus the favored one hundred miles in 24 hours occasion in October.
He stated: “That was my first extremely marathon final Saturday and concerned 10 hours of operating and each Andy and I loved it.
“There have been one hundred fifty runners at the beginning, however fairly a couple of began off at too quick a tempo and about 50 or 60 individuals pulled out alongside the best way.
“We began at Ruchill Park close to Maryhill and completed at Edinburgh’s Haymarket Station.
“We need to increase £10,000 for 3 charities: Erskine, Parachute Regiment three and my unit, the Royal Regiment of Scotland, and we now have already hit £2,000.
“I needed to provide one thing again to my battalion after they allowed me to return from England to Scotland after my first baby was born.
“My associate Kirsty Anderson and I’ve lately had a wee woman referred to as Paige and the Military allowed me to switch to a submit in Scotland.
“I’m a bodily coaching teacher and may put in some additional work to prepare for subsequent yr.
“So each month Andy and I are going to attempt to run a marathon or extremely marathon in our construct-as much as the Sahara.”
Former Rangers supervisor Paul le Guen took half within the well-known occasion earlier than taking over his publish at Ibrox, and it was revealed that the race has been struck by a number of tragedies.
Paul, from Foxbar, added: “It takes place in April subsequent yr and the temperatures might go from forty levels to 50 levels and some individuals have died on it beforehand, so my companion Kirsty was not too pleased about it at first.
“However it’s all for good causes and she or he has been actually supportive.
“The Sahara occasion takes individuals between 5 and 7 days so it’s nearly a marathon-a-day within the scorching warmth.
“However, so long as we do our races each month and keep as match as attainable, then we now have each confidence of ending it – particularly if we do any
extra of the Extremely Marathon Scotland occasions.
“And final weekend’s Glasgow to Edinburgh race was greater than two marathons so we’ve got began nicely.
“We simply have to concentrate on dehydration and within the Sahara you run with a again pack containing emergency gear, power gels, meals and water.
“You could drink as much as 4 litres of water a day simply.
“However even then you possibly can find yourself struggling due to the circumstances.
“We may even be heading to do some coaching in warmth chambers which some universities have across the nation, and even head overseas for some coaching runs in scorching nations for extra expertise plus, in fact, operating in sand dunes.”
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