Country /city : Cape Town, South Africa 

Date of birth :  10 March 1982

 

like : The outdoors, traveling and good Coffee  / dislike : Dishonesty     

 

Best results/Records/Adventures:

 

2008 Gobi Desert Race -  1st (www.4deserts.com)

2008 Sahara Desert Race - 1st (www.4deserts.com)

2009 Namibia Desert Race - 2nd (www.4deserts.com)

2009 Jungle Marathon - 1st in new record (www.junglemarathon.com)

2010 Atacama Desert Race - 1st in new record (www.4deserts.com

 

2008 Total Sports Tera Firma (1st team event)

2009 Hout Bay Trail Challenge (placed 1st new record)
2009 Salomon Night run (placed 1st)

2010 Salomon Featherbed Trail Challenge (placed 1st in morning and evening race)

2010 Hout Bay Trail Challenge (placed 1st in Team Category, set new course record)

2010 Hi-Tec Puffer Ultra Marathon (places 1st, set new course record)

2010 Hout Bay Triple Trouble Marathon (placed 1st, set new course record)

 

Below are my three major goal races for the year:

The Last Desert in Antarctica 2010 (250km self supporting foot race in Antarctica)

1. 15 May 2011  North Face 100km Australia                    

2. Last weekend of August 2011 UTMB 100miler                

3. 20 -27 November 2011 RTP Nepal 250km staged race

 

Smaller Races :

1. 26 June 2011          Mont Blanc Marathon  www.montblancmarathon.net 

2. 18th September      Table Mountain Crazy Store Run 35km   

 

 

favorite food :  Kauai (it is a chain of restaurants that make health food in South Africa) , band Red Hot Chili Peppers , spare time   relax with friends and family, hang out on the beach and watch sport (rugby etc)

 

hobbies : Mountain biking, Surfing and anything outdoors

 

job : Professional Athlete (endurance / trail running)

sports played:  I used to play rugby and soccer but now I spend most of my time running...

 

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Ryan Sandes has Won the North Face 100

News | Sat, 19 May 2012 10:06:26 +0000

Ryan Sandes has won the NorthFace 100 in Australia in a time of 9hrs22min. More info coming soon!

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Hallo South Africa.. One more flight then home in Cape Town..!!
22/05/2012 16:40:36
Good bye Australia. It's been great! See you again sooner rather than later. Table Mountain see you in a couple of hrs - I have missed you.
22/05/2012 00:48:44
21/05/2012 09:35:39
Last day in Sydney... http://t.co/1J8MfUUZ
21/05/2012 09:18:38
Congrats to @kilianj on winning Zegama Skymarathon a week after racing 83km!! Respect!!
21/05/2012 01:33:39