Stephen Bingham is 'Racing The Planet' in a 250km race across the Kimberley Ranges

4/05/2010 6:47:31 AM

The Australian race that Steve is in is the ‘fifth event’ that moves to a new country each year. Steve has completed 23 Ironman races, including two Kona's, but this race is providing him with a whole new level of hurt and adventure.

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RacingThePlanet is a unique category of rough country footraces that take place over seven days and some 250 kilometers in remote and culturally rich locations around the world. Competitors must carry all their own equipment and food, are only provided with water and a place in a tent each day but are supported by professional medical and operations teams.  RacingThePlanet is international; the events typically involve competitors from over 20 different countries who are able to mingle around the campfires and in their geographically mixed tents.  Currently the events consist of the 4 Deserts, a series which encompasses the Gobi Desert in China, the Atacama Desert of Chile, the Sahara Desert in Egypt and Antarctica, and a fifth event which roves to a new location each year.

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