look at him so well I traveled through South America and discovered Chile and
South America and discovered Chile and
South America and discovered Chile and Argentina and at the end of the world in
Argentina and at the end of the world in
Argentina and at the end of the world in fire land in ushuaia i met him kuna from
fire land in ushuaia i met him kuna from
fire land in ushuaia i met him kuna from norway we met while doing a horseback
norway we met while doing a horseback
norway we met while doing a horseback trekking through the forests of fire
trekking through the forests of fire
trekking through the forests of fire land and we had this typical travelers
land and we had this typical travelers
land and we had this typical travelers talk like where do you come from where
talk like where do you come from where
talk like where do you come from where do you go to and gonna then told me that
do you go to and gonna then told me that
do you go to and gonna then told me that he was going to go to the Antarctic I
he was going to go to the Antarctic I
he was going to go to the Antarctic I looked at him and maybe I thought he’s
looked at him and maybe I thought he’s
looked at him and maybe I thought he’s going there for whale watching or
going there for whale watching or
going there for whale watching or cruising around with the boat but goona
cruising around with the boat but goona
cruising around with the boat but goona was on a mission he was an athlete and
was on a mission he was an athlete and
was on a mission he was an athlete and he wanted to run to the Antarctic he
he wanted to run to the Antarctic he
he wanted to run to the Antarctic he wanted to take part in a running
wanted to take part in a running
wanted to take part in a running competition so the coldest desert on
competition so the coldest desert on
competition so the coldest desert on earth he looked at me and said have you
earth he looked at me and said have you
earth he looked at me and said have you ever heard about racing the planet they
ever heard about racing the planet they
ever heard about racing the planet they organized running races through four
organized running races through four
organized running races through four deserts each with a distance of 250
deserts each with a distance of 250
deserts each with a distance of 250 kilometres I looked at him and I had
kilometres I looked at him and I had
kilometres I looked at him and I had really no idea what he was talking about
really no idea what he was talking about
really no idea what he was talking about I imagined goona running through ice and
I imagined goona running through ice and
I imagined goona running through ice and snow 250 kilometers through the coldest
snow 250 kilometers through the coldest
snow 250 kilometers through the coldest desert on earth and I imagined him with
desert on earth and I imagined him with
desert on earth and I imagined him with frostbite on his face and frozen fingers
frostbite on his face and frozen fingers
frostbite on his face and frozen fingers and even when I thought about running a
and even when I thought about running a
and even when I thought about running a distance of 250 kilometers and through
distance of 250 kilometers and through
distance of 250 kilometers and through ice and snow made me shiver but the way
ice and snow made me shiver but the way
ice and snow made me shiver but the way how gonna talk to me fascinated me and
how gonna talk to me fascinated me and
how gonna talk to me fascinated me and the wave of enthusiasm hit me suddenly
the wave of enthusiasm hit me suddenly
the wave of enthusiasm hit me suddenly and I could feel an energy in me and the
and I could feel an energy in me and the
and I could feel an energy in me and the little tiny soft voice that was
little tiny soft voice that was
little tiny soft voice that was bring to me you can do this as well I
bring to me you can do this as well I
bring to me you can do this as well I had no idea where these energy was
had no idea where these energy was
had no idea where these energy was coming from have you ever experienced
coming from have you ever experienced
coming from have you ever experienced something like that that an idea hit you
something like that that an idea hit you
something like that that an idea hit you so much the power of an idea is never to
so much the power of an idea is never to
so much the power of an idea is never to be underestimated and I’m sure
be underestimated and I’m sure
be underestimated and I’m sure everyone’s heart is beating and shining
everyone’s heart is beating and shining
everyone’s heart is beating and shining for something but sometimes there must
for something but sometimes there must
for something but sometimes there must be a trigger from the outside it doesn’t
be a trigger from the outside it doesn’t
be a trigger from the outside it doesn’t matter what it is or who it is it’s more
matter what it is or who it is it’s more
matter what it is or who it is it’s more about that you get on fire and when I
about that you get on fire and when I
about that you get on fire and when I heard about racing the planet for the
heard about racing the planet for the
heard about racing the planet for the first time I was on fire but it’s more
first time I was on fire but it’s more
first time I was on fire but it’s more about that that you need to feel it from
about that that you need to feel it from
about that that you need to feel it from the inside that you feel the real inner
the inside that you feel the real inner
the inside that you feel the real inner motivation when you want to do something
motivation when you want to do something
motivation when you want to do something and then you can start thinking big and
and then you can start thinking big and
and then you can start thinking big and you can grow with it when we finished
you can grow with it when we finished
you can grow with it when we finished our horse backtracking goona gave me a
our horse backtracking goona gave me a
our horse backtracking goona gave me a piece of paper a handwritten piece of
piece of paper a handwritten piece of
piece of paper a handwritten piece of paper with only three words on it racing
paper with only three words on it racing
paper with only three words on it racing the planet when I was back home I
the planet when I was back home I
the planet when I was back home I researched the facts about this
researched the facts about this
researched the facts about this challenge and you can run through only
challenge and you can run through only
challenge and you can run through only one desert in the Atacama in Chile the
one desert in the Atacama in Chile the
one desert in the Atacama in Chile the driest desert on earth you can run
driest desert on earth you can run
driest desert on earth you can run through the Gobi Desert in China the
through the Gobi Desert in China the
through the Gobi Desert in China the windiest desert on earth you can run
windiest desert on earth you can run
windiest desert on earth you can run through the hottest desert on earth the
through the hottest desert on earth the
through the hottest desert on earth the Sahara in Egypt and you can run through
Sahara in Egypt and you can run through
Sahara in Egypt and you can run through the coldest desert on earth the
the coldest desert on earth the
the coldest desert on earth the Antarctic there are about 160
Antarctic there are about 160
Antarctic there are about 160 competitors from all over the world and
competitors from all over the world and
competitors from all over the world and each race has a distance with 250
each race has a distance with 250
each race has a distance with 250 kilometres divided into six stages is
kilometres divided into six stages is
kilometres divided into six stages is anyone around here who has ever run a
anyone around here who has ever run a
anyone around here who has ever run a half marathon or a marathon hands up so
half marathon or a marathon hands up so
half marathon or a marathon hands up so do you remember how it felt after
do you remember how it felt after
do you remember how it felt after running that marathon and when you think
running that marathon and when you think
running that marathon and when you think about running on the next day also a
about running on the next day also a
about running on the next day also a marathon No so racing the planet means
marathon No so racing the planet means
marathon No so racing the planet means that you run
that you run
that you run sandhya Marathon Monday marathon Tuesday
sandhya Marathon Monday marathon Tuesday
sandhya Marathon Monday marathon Tuesday marathon Wednesday a marathon on
marathon Wednesday a marathon on
marathon Wednesday a marathon on Thursday you run a double marathon and
Thursday you run a double marathon and
Thursday you run a double marathon and on Saturday
on Saturday
on Saturday you run the cool distance of only 10
you run the cool distance of only 10
you run the cool distance of only 10 kilometers to complete the 250
kilometers to complete the 250
kilometers to complete the 250 kilometers you can run through only one
kilometers you can run through only one
kilometers you can run through only one desert but I decided to run to all four
desert but I decided to run to all four
desert but I decided to run to all four deserts in one year maybe because I
deserts in one year maybe because I
deserts in one year maybe because I could not decide for only one desert or
could not decide for only one desert or
could not decide for only one desert or maybe because of my motto when you do
maybe because of my motto when you do
maybe because of my motto when you do something do it right and do it with
something do it right and do it with
something do it right and do it with 100% so I started training and I had 10
100% so I started training and I had 10
100% so I started training and I had 10 months in order to get fit for that
months in order to get fit for that
months in order to get fit for that training and maybe you think now that I
training and maybe you think now that I
training and maybe you think now that I have been a runner before you are more
have been a runner before you are more
have been a runner before you are more or less wrong because I only had run a
or less wrong because I only had run a
or less wrong because I only had run a marathon but only because it was a
marathon but only because it was a
marathon but only because it was a present of one of my birthday’s from my
present of one of my birthday’s from my
present of one of my birthday’s from my brother
brother
brother so I was definitely not infected with
so I was definitely not infected with
so I was definitely not infected with that running virus before I was going
that running virus before I was going
that running virus before I was going for a jogging during the weeks but I had
for a jogging during the weeks but I had
for a jogging during the weeks but I had no big goal with these running things so
no big goal with these running things so
no big goal with these running things so I went on and fortunately I had studied
I went on and fortunately I had studied
I went on and fortunately I had studied sports science and I had the theoretical
sports science and I had the theoretical
sports science and I had the theoretical knowledge about training schedules and I
knowledge about training schedules and I
knowledge about training schedules and I wrote my trainee schedule and I was able
wrote my trainee schedule and I was able
wrote my trainee schedule and I was able to train up to 150 kilometres per week
to train up to 150 kilometres per week
to train up to 150 kilometres per week my body tolerated this quite well and
my body tolerated this quite well and
my body tolerated this quite well and you might know that I live in a little
you might know that I live in a little
you might know that I live in a little mountain village in Switzerland on high
mountain village in Switzerland on high
mountain village in Switzerland on high altitude and we have six months at least
altitude and we have six months at least
altitude and we have six months at least a winter during the year well these are
a winter during the year well these are
a winter during the year well these are not the best conditions for running in
not the best conditions for running in
not the best conditions for running in preparation for a hot desert so I had to
preparation for a hot desert so I had to
preparation for a hot desert so I had to be really creative and then one day I
be really creative and then one day I
be really creative and then one day I took my stepper and went into a sauna
took my stepper and went into a sauna
took my stepper and went into a sauna and at least I trained there for 10
and at least I trained there for 10
and at least I trained there for 10 minutes only it was really tough
minutes only it was really tough
minutes only it was really tough but I can tell you that the real
but I can tell you that the real
but I can tell you that the real conditions in the hot deserts were even
conditions in the hot deserts were even
conditions in the hot deserts were even more extreme and brutal the people
more extreme and brutal the people
more extreme and brutal the people around me reacted in the most different
around me reacted in the most different
around me reacted in the most different kind of ways when they heard about my
kind of ways when they heard about my
kind of ways when they heard about my project
project
project some of them motivating me some of them
some of them motivating me some of them
some of them motivating me some of them were really worried and some just said
were really worried and some just said
were really worried and some just said that I was crazy and the project totally
that I was crazy and the project totally
that I was crazy and the project totally insane
insane
insane I called my parents to tell them about
I called my parents to tell them about
I called my parents to tell them about my intention and after I described the
my intention and after I described the
my intention and after I described the raft details about my adventure my mom
raft details about my adventure my mom
raft details about my adventure my mom was at the end of the line and whether
was at the end of the line and whether
was at the end of the line and whether to the question if someone is still
to the question if someone is still
to the question if someone is still there because there was no answer
there because there was no answer
there because there was no answer anymore she said oh yes it sounds
anymore she said oh yes it sounds
anymore she said oh yes it sounds interesting and how is the weather at
interesting and how is the weather at
interesting and how is the weather at your place and how is the ski season
your place and how is the ski season
your place and how is the ski season going on so there will always be people
going on so there will always be people
going on so there will always be people around you who don’t like your idea or
around you who don’t like your idea or
around you who don’t like your idea or who are really worried about what you’re
who are really worried about what you’re
who are really worried about what you’re doing
doing
doing listen to them be nice and friendly but
listen to them be nice and friendly but
listen to them be nice and friendly but never ever let them ruin your idea so
never ever let them ruin your idea so
never ever let them ruin your idea so despite all these positive and negative
despite all these positive and negative
despite all these positive and negative reactions I went on with my preparation
reactions I went on with my preparation
reactions I went on with my preparation and the idea to run for a charity came
and the idea to run for a charity came
and the idea to run for a charity came to my mind power Jean Esperanza the
to my mind power Jean Esperanza the
to my mind power Jean Esperanza the charity founded by a friend of mine
charity founded by a friend of mine
charity founded by a friend of mine would be the ideal combination with my
would be the ideal combination with my
would be the ideal combination with my running ambitions they supports children
running ambitions they supports children
running ambitions they supports children in need in three different countries by
in need in three different countries by
in need in three different countries by helping and building up new schools
helping and building up new schools
helping and building up new schools providing the school money or taking
providing the school money or taking
providing the school money or taking care of orphans so the people around me
care of orphans so the people around me
care of orphans so the people around me started to donate money and that
started to donate money and that
started to donate money and that motivated me even more to go on with my
motivated me even more to go on with my
motivated me even more to go on with my project and with just a simple thing of
project and with just a simple thing of
project and with just a simple thing of running through four deserts I was able
running through four deserts I was able
running through four deserts I was able to create awareness for children in need
to create awareness for children in need
to create awareness for children in need and that made me feel really happy
you might think I was doing these 1,000
you might think I was doing these 1,000 kilometers through these four deserts
kilometers through these four deserts
kilometers through these four deserts with a team with supporters medicals
with a team with supporters medicals
with a team with supporters medicals mental coaches you might think that I
mental coaches you might think that I
mental coaches you might think that I was eating a nice dinner in the evening
was eating a nice dinner in the evening
was eating a nice dinner in the evening and continental breakfast in the morning
and continental breakfast in the morning
and continental breakfast in the morning or you might think that I slept in a
or you might think that I slept in a
or you might think that I slept in a nice hotel room with hot showers and
nice hotel room with hot showers and
nice hotel room with hot showers and toilets
toilets
toilets well racing the planet the organization
well racing the planet the organization
well racing the planet the organization they only provides a place in a tent and
they only provides a place in a tent and
they only provides a place in a tent and hot and cold drinking water anything
hot and cold drinking water anything
hot and cold drinking water anything else you have to carry in your backpack
else you have to carry in your backpack
else you have to carry in your backpack so I put everything inside from the
so I put everything inside from the
so I put everything inside from the sleeping mat from the sleeping bag
sleeping mat from the sleeping bag
sleeping mat from the sleeping bag closest my toothbrush toilet paper and
closest my toothbrush toilet paper and
closest my toothbrush toilet paper and so on and I was eating frozen dried
so on and I was eating frozen dried
so on and I was eating frozen dried meals in the evening and muesli in the
meals in the evening and muesli in the
meals in the evening and muesli in the morning you put hot water in these boxes
morning you put hot water in these boxes
morning you put hot water in these boxes and then you have a nice pasta bolognese
and then you have a nice pasta bolognese
and then you have a nice pasta bolognese I slept in a tent with ten different
I slept in a tent with ten different
I slept in a tent with ten different people from all over the world
people from all over the world
people from all over the world we had no hot showers but we had outdoor
we had no hot showers but we had outdoor
we had no hot showers but we had outdoor toilets and I was totally alone with
toilets and I was totally alone with
toilets and I was totally alone with myself when you run through a desert
myself when you run through a desert
myself when you run through a desert there’s no one who gives you any kind of
there’s no one who gives you any kind of
there’s no one who gives you any kind of support it’s just only you versus you so
support it’s just only you versus you so
support it’s just only you versus you so what to do when a crisis comes what to
what to do when a crisis comes what to
what to do when a crisis comes what to do when the Sun burns on your face and
do when the Sun burns on your face and
do when the Sun burns on your face and on your head
on your head
on your head and you feel like a fried egg in a pan
and you feel like a fried egg in a pan
and you feel like a fried egg in a pan what to do when the salty sweat runs
what to do when the salty sweat runs
what to do when the salty sweat runs over your face into your eyes and you
over your face into your eyes and you
over your face into your eyes and you start to cry and when the backpack on
start to cry and when the backpack on
start to cry and when the backpack on your shoulders is so heavy that you
your shoulders is so heavy that you
your shoulders is so heavy that you can’t resist the pain anymore
can’t resist the pain anymore
can’t resist the pain anymore to sit down and wait in the desert for
to sit down and wait in the desert for
to sit down and wait in the desert for what for the next bus a giving up is
what for the next bus a giving up is
what for the next bus a giving up is simply not an option and when it got
simply not an option and when it got
simply not an option and when it got really tough goona appeared in front of
really tough goona appeared in front of
really tough goona appeared in front of me and reminded me on the
me and reminded me on the
me and reminded me on the uniqueness of my project I saw the
uniqueness of my project I saw the
uniqueness of my project I saw the twinkle in his eyes and I was sure that
twinkle in his eyes and I was sure that
twinkle in his eyes and I was sure that I will make it crisis come and crisis go
I will make it crisis come and crisis go
I will make it crisis come and crisis go this is effect and then the adventure
this is effect and then the adventure
this is effect and then the adventure started I went to the Atacama Desert to
started I went to the Atacama Desert to
started I went to the Atacama Desert to the first desert and I was really really
the first desert and I was really really
the first desert and I was really really nervous because I had no idea how it
nervous because I had no idea how it
nervous because I had no idea how it will be I was a rookie I was totally new
will be I was a rookie I was totally new
will be I was a rookie I was totally new I ran 250 kilometres through the driest
I ran 250 kilometres through the driest
I ran 250 kilometres through the driest desert on earth and I finished as the
desert on earth and I finished as the
desert on earth and I finished as the first woman and 11th place overall when
first woman and 11th place overall when
first woman and 11th place overall when I went to the Gobi Desert I was even
I went to the Gobi Desert I was even
I went to the Gobi Desert I was even more nervous because I thought maybe I
more nervous because I thought maybe I
more nervous because I thought maybe I just won the first desert just by chance
just won the first desert just by chance
just won the first desert just by chance so I wanted to improve if I would really
so I wanted to improve if I would really
so I wanted to improve if I would really have a talent or not so I went to the
have a talent or not so I went to the
have a talent or not so I went to the start line of the windiest desert on
start line of the windiest desert on
start line of the windiest desert on earth I went through wind from all from
earth I went through wind from all from
earth I went through wind from all from the front from the side from the back it
the front from the side from the back it
the front from the side from the back it was so windy there and so rocky but
was so windy there and so rocky but
was so windy there and so rocky but really really beautiful and I crossed
really really beautiful and I crossed
really really beautiful and I crossed the finish line as the first woman again
the finish line as the first woman again
the finish line as the first woman again and fourth place overall when I went to
and fourth place overall when I went to
and fourth place overall when I went to the Sahara Desert I felt a little bit
the Sahara Desert I felt a little bit
the Sahara Desert I felt a little bit more confident but I was still nervous
more confident but I was still nervous
more confident but I was still nervous more or less because of the hot
more or less because of the hot
more or less because of the hot conditions there in in the Sahara where
conditions there in in the Sahara where
conditions there in in the Sahara where you have about 45 degrees during the day
you have about 45 degrees during the day
you have about 45 degrees during the day and you feel the heat everywhere on your
and you feel the heat everywhere on your
and you feel the heat everywhere on your body so I was running from the start to
body so I was running from the start to
body so I was running from the start to the end and I was suffering a lot but I
the end and I was suffering a lot but I
the end and I was suffering a lot but I finished as the first woman as well and
finished as the first woman as well and
finished as the first woman as well and fifth place overall and then the last
fifth place overall and then the last
fifth place overall and then the last desert was there to run through the
desert was there to run through the
desert was there to run through the Arctic I can tell you I was so excited
Arctic I can tell you I was so excited
Arctic I can tell you I was so excited because the idea came to my mind what
because the idea came to my mind what
because the idea came to my mind what would be if I could win the
would be if I could win the
would be if I could win the desert as well would it be possible that
desert as well would it be possible that
desert as well would it be possible that I can win all four in one year but that
I can win all four in one year but that
I can win all four in one year but that was not my goal I just wanted to
was not my goal I just wanted to
was not my goal I just wanted to participate in this race I didn’t want
participate in this race I didn’t want
participate in this race I didn’t want to win them all so I went back to uh
to win them all so I went back to uh
to win them all so I went back to uh shuara where once I met guna from Norway
shuara where once I met guna from Norway
shuara where once I met guna from Norway to get on the boat to go to the
to get on the boat to go to the
to get on the boat to go to the Antarctic and to the start line and I
Antarctic and to the start line and I
Antarctic and to the start line and I ran through the last desert and I won it
ran through the last desert and I won it
ran through the last desert and I won it as well as the first woman and third
as well as the first woman and third
as well as the first woman and third place overall
so I became the first woman ever to win
so I became the first woman ever to win all four deserts in one year racing the
all four deserts in one year racing the
all four deserts in one year racing the planet was a life-changing experience
planet was a life-changing experience
planet was a life-changing experience for me and sometimes I ask myself what
for me and sometimes I ask myself what
for me and sometimes I ask myself what would have been if I had never ever met
would have been if I had never ever met
would have been if I had never ever met guna from Norway now I know that it’s
guna from Norway now I know that it’s
guna from Norway now I know that it’s always worth it to try something new
always worth it to try something new
always worth it to try something new although you have no idea how it will be
although you have no idea how it will be
although you have no idea how it will be you can grow with a project but it must
you can grow with a project but it must
you can grow with a project but it must come from the inside you really need to
come from the inside you really need to
come from the inside you really need to feel the inner power of an idea and
feel the inner power of an idea and
feel the inner power of an idea and unless you don’t try something you don’t
unless you don’t try something you don’t
unless you don’t try something you don’t know what you can achieve and what what
know what you can achieve and what what
know what you can achieve and what what you are capable for so every challenge
you are capable for so every challenge
you are capable for so every challenge brings you further and enriches your
brings you further and enriches your
brings you further and enriches your life
life
life guna was my ripple effect so go out and
guna was my ripple effect so go out and
guna was my ripple effect so go out and find your guna effect thank you very
find your guna effect thank you very
find your guna effect thank you very much
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