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Racing the Sahara: Episode 2

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Racing the Sahara

08/08/2014 GMT

Episode 2

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We follow four friends as they attempt to complete the Marathon des Sables.

We follow four friends as they attempt to complete what some describe as 'the toughest footrace on earth' - the Marathon des Sables, a six-day, 250km race across the Sahara Desert.

The Marathon des Sables is a six-day, 250km race across the Sahara Desert: six marathons in six days in temperatures of 50 degrees through some of nature's most stunning landscapes. Why would anyone put themselves through such a physically and mentally destructive challenge? Thousands start the race, hundreds don't finish. We follow four friends who now live across the globe but have come together to do what some describe as 'the toughest footrace on earth'.

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We follow four Brits as they attempt to complete the Marathon des Sables.

We follow four Brits as they attempt to complete what some describe as 'the toughest footrace on earth' - the Marathon des Sables, a six-day, 250km race across the Sahara Desert.

The Marathon des Sables is a six-day, 250km race across the Sahara Desert: six marathons in six days in temperatures of 50 degrees through some of nature's most stunning landscapes. Why would anyone put themselves through such a physically and mentally destructive challenge? Thousands start the race, hundreds don't finish. We'll follow four Brits as they attempt to complete what some describe as 'the toughest footrace on earth'.

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