Running the Marathon Des Sables (with Covid!) with Dan Kirby

When our host Dan Kirby - who’s day job is running The Tech Dept - announced his intention to run in the Marathon Des Sables (MDS), everyone thought he was crazy. Yet, on the 25th March 2022, he undertook this legendary survival race, dodging scorpions in sand dunes with all his food and equipment strapped to his back. And he completed it - raising £14,000 for charity KidsOut with his team.The MDS — known as “the toughest foot race in the world” — is a seven-day, 250 kilometre, ultra-marathon...