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Watch 2010 Garmin Wartrail, by D4 Productions, on SuperSport, in April and May 2010.

Once an adventurer has completed a two-and-a-half month long expedition, walking from Cape Town to Beit Bridge, what does he do? Soak in a spa, devour copious volumes of food and watch lots of television? No, none of the above. Instead, he climbs on to a bicycle to ride home.

Desert runner Ryan Sandes won Atacama Crossing this weekend, completing the seven-day foot race in just under an accumulative 24 hours. For Ryan, this race was a clean sweep; he won all six stages.

Racing The Planet’s 4 Deserts event, Atacama Crossing, a 7-day self-sufficient foot race, is currently underway. Capetonian runner Ryan Sandes popularised this company’s 4 Desert Series here in SA when he won in Gobi and the Sahara (2008). News coming through this evening, at the end of Stage 1, sees Ryan in first place.

Magnetic South is extremely proud to confirm that the 2010 Otter – African Trail Run & Southern Storm Duathlon presented by Hi-Tec are going to make 2010 another incredible sporting year. 2010 Southern Storm participants can also expect to be challenged by additional “exploration traverses,” sections of ultra intense adventure interwoven into the trail running and mountain biking routes.

The date for the 10th annual Swazi Xtreme have changed from end-April to 6-9 August 2010. “For reasons within our control, and before such reasons are outside our control, we wish to advise of the postponement of the Swazi Xtreme 2010,” says race director Darron Raw.