Neil Jeffers - Marathon Des Sables

On today's episode, co-host Neil Jeffers goes to the other side of the microphone to tell us about he and his team were able to complete one of the toughest foot races on Earth: The Marathon des Sables. This is a 7 day, 250km ultramarathon across the Sahara Desert. Faced with extreme temperatures, tough terrain and endless sand, a requirement to carry all required kit and be self sustaining, they needed precise preparation and incredible mental and physical resilience. Join us as we unwrap the human factors lessons about how to prepare and deal with seemingly impossible tasks, how to get comfortable in the uncomfortable, being a good team mate, the importance of paying attention to detail, and much more!https://www.marathondessables.com/en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.