Running the Sahara

I dropped in at MRC Chardon today to pick up my re-trued wheels. We got into a conversation about touring across the US by bike. That's something I'll try someday, but for now, I like riding fast more than riding far. I have a hard time imagining the endless stretches of two lane road like route 6 through Ashtabula county.

That jogged my memory (no pun intended) about the documentary Running the Sahara about a group of ultra-marathoners who jog the entire Sahara desert. It was a remarkable achievement to travel that distance on foot. The movie is worth watching, even though it's a little dull at times. The steadily deteriorating relationship of the three runners is interesting to watch.